Identification is required to drive a car, get on a plane, and collect government benefits, but for some unknown cheating? reason, Colorado Democrats refuse to require a photo identification when folks show up on election day to register and cast a vote.
A bill by Rep. Don Coram of Montrose was put to the guillotine in the House kill committee this week that would have protected against fraudulently cast ballots, but Democrats said no because getting an ID is too much trouble and prevents voter fraud.
“There is no evidence that this bill will protect the integrity of our elections, but there is evidence that this bill would restrict access to our democracy from underrepresented groups,” said Lizzy Stephan, deputy director of New Era Colorado.
Actually, there is evidence it would deter voter fraud:
Secretary of State Wayne Williams told the committee that oftentimes when his office or county clerks try to mail elections materials to people who registered to vote within the final weeks before an election, those materials are returned because the addresses are invalid.
“There were 8,458 people who registered and voted on the same day in 2014,” Williams said. “That’s the only group of people this bill deals with. When we mailed their confirmation cards, 50 of those bounced back, saying no such person at this address. Although it is a small number, it is important for the integrity for the elections process.”
It speaks volumes when it’s Republicans who want to protect voter integrity, and Democrats who want to keep the process vulnerable to fraud.
Despite all the hand-wringing over the possible disenfranchisement of young voters between the age of 18 and 24, we think that if these young adults are responsible enough to cast votes, they should show that same responsibility by adhering to voting requirements, and that should include showing identification for same-day voters.
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I don't see anything in the constitution requiring about using ID to purchase liquor either. We passed a law for that. For consistency's sake I hope you are suggesting that we remove all laws that require ID for certain activities?
Dave Barnes 1. The second amendment is a right as well, but in order to exercise that right, you have to have an ID, you have to prove that you are who you say you are, you have to prove you live where you say you live and you have to prove you are not a criminal….all to exercise that right….affecting our electoral process, picking government officials & affecting our laws should be taken MUCH more seriously than 'oh, it’s a right and anyone should be given a ballot'…Should 11 Million Illegals be able to go into Walmart or any Sporting Goods and buy a gun without proving their citizenship, residency and criminal free background? If your answer to that is no, you should think a bit harder about the ability of those same illegals to walk into a DMV with no ID and cast ballots to choose your government and your laws for you…
2. Those who come to this country and follow our immigration laws and become citizens are citizens, and as such they are entitled to all the same rights as all other citizens…Illegals, in the other hand, who either overstay their visa's or those who cross the border in the shadows should have absolutely ZERO ability to affect our electoral processes, to select our government officials or to affect which laws or constitutional amendments get passed via a ballot.
3. 6 fraudulent votes is 6 too many, regardless if that spans one election cycle or many…even just one is well worth taking simple steps like a voter ID system to prevent them from happening at all. Right now our elections are open to many forms of fraudulent voting, including all mail ballots which could be stolen from mailboxes (we see all the time footage on the news of people caught on camera stealing from mail boxes or taking packages from door steps, don’t tell me that won't/doesn't happen with ballots at election time), and same day registration & voting, leaving open the possibility of more in or out of staters (or illegals who are not citizens) voting in one district/state and then coming to vote in ours as well, or someone voting multiple times under multiple names…tell me what systems are in place to prevent someone going to every DMV and registering, picking up a ballot & voting under a different name at each place? How is that going to be caught for certain? With no requirement for having an ID to register & no requirement of proving who you are or where you live…a determined individual could cast a ballot at every single DMV in the state during our extended voting period.
4. Not having a voter Id system empowers those who break our laws, to affect our laws….and the only outcome of that is to empower and further the mentality that its OK to break the laws you don’t like for whatever reason you may have, rather than to change them via our laws and processes in place to make changes to laws.
5. A voter ID system will empower our citizens, and that is exactly what our country is in dire need of right now…please think about that
1. Voting is a right. Drinking, smoking and driving are not.
2. I love all the people who come to this great country. My ancestors did. As long as these newcomers follow the same rules are my ancestors, then I welcome the. With open arms.
3. Scott Gessler search far and wide to find fradulant voters. He found (mybe) 6. Two of those were Kansans who owned property in Aspen and voted in 2 states. Six votes statewide does not make voter fraud a problem worth pursuing.
No Evidence? I disagree, just because you don't see it…(or because you're not looking for it)…doesn't mean that it doesn't happen…we have WE CARD Laws to prevent those who are ineligible (underage) from purchasing alcohol & tobacco…and it works…No ID, No Cigs or Beer…
If we continue to pretend that the illegals who are here, and those who continue to swarm our open and somewhat unprotected borders, are not trying to influence our elections with ballots that should not be cast, I think you have your head in the sand.
Even ONE SINGLE fraudulent vote, CANCELS out a Legitimate Citizens Vote…and even just ONE is unacceptable….and if you look you will see that there have been fraudulent ballots cast and prosecuted under law…so the problem is NOT imaginary, it's not made up…
We do need Voter ID laws to ensure the integrity of our Elections…and no, it is NOT Racist to be asking that you prove your citizenship and residency to cast a ballot to affect our Governing bodies, our Laws, & yes, even our Constitutions at both state and federal levels. How many other countries allow non-citizens to affect their Election outcomes either willingly or by turning a blind eye?
Any? Any at all? Didn't Think So
When we start seeing proven voting fraud, then maybe we can/should require IDs.
When I moved to Colorado in 1980 it was against the law to require an ID to vote. I thought that was a great law. I don't see anything in the Constitution about Voter ID.