Voter Identification

Legal Battles Loom In Fight Over Voter ID Laws

Ryan J. Reilly | September 5, 2011, 7:00AM

Conservative "investigative reporter" Matthew Vadum caused a real stir last week. As one of the many individuals who proselytizes about the threat of voter fraud and the need for restrictive measures to protect the ballot box, he's generally expected to stick to a predictable script.

The argument usually goes like this: everyone should be able to vote and that voter ID isn't supposed to make it harder for anyone to vote. Also, voter ID efforts aren't partisan, but rather about good government, and that if you have to show your ID to buy liquor or rent a movie from Blockbuster you should have to show it to vote.

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Topics: Tea Parties, Tea Party, True The Vote, Voter Identification, voter fraud