ITHO: Photo ID Hamstrings Voters

Thursday, the committee, Ways and Means, introduced the bill requiring photo identification for Idahoans to become voters on a party-line, 4-3 vote. The bill does away with Idahoans’ ability to register by mail and requires people without driver’s licenses, passports or other photo ID to get some before registering, and then travel to the county courthouse or other registration venue. Republican leaders say that is needed to stave off voter fraud. What voter fraud? If Denney and Geddes have evidence of fraudulent voting in Idaho, let’s see it. It would certainly make big news in Idaho if its elections were being skewed by voters who were not who they said they were, especially since the winners of most elections are members of Denney and Geddes’ party/ Jim Fisher , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

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Question: Do you agree with Fisher that legislative leaders Lawerence Denney and Bob Geddes are trying to make it harder for Idahoans to vote?