Wednesday, January 09, 2008
SWOP homepageVoter ID laws; Harmful and Useless
This is a great article on the voter ID fraud that the republee's, claim consistently happen and RARELY does. Plain and simple, we don't need the damn laws, and we've wasted time on them, not to mention excluded a huge percentage of low income and people of color from voting. But I guess that's what they want, for us no to vote. Actually they count on us not voting. In 2005 the ACLU filed suit so that the law could be claimed unconstitutional. What's even more interesting is that fraud (when it happens) is usually done via the absentee ballot and you don't even need an ID to vote absentee!!! go figure. Hey what about ID bracelets...oohh I think I like it, my kids would love it! hahaSlate's article: Election Burden
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Updated: Since we posted this we have gotten the correct information of what NM law looks like. It's better, but still doesn't beat showing up to vote. Here's the actual language in the final version of the bill (page 3):
"1-1-23. UNIQUE IDENTIFIER.--As used in the Election Code, "unique identifier" means a randomly generated series of numbers, letters or symbols assigned to a voter, which shall not be the voter's social security number or date of birth."
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In this country of low voter turnout it is crazy to put more barriers to elections up. It should be easier to vote, what if you were automatically registered to vote just by getting any government ID?
We also need some real opposition parties, but I'll save that rant until later.
We also need some real opposition parties, but I'll save that rant until later.
Actually, that's not true any more. Heath Haussaman tells about it on Dec. 11: http://haussamen.blogspot.com:80/2007/12/commissioners-ask-guv-to-seek-election.html.
"However, during this year’s legislative session, that changed. Under the new law, approved by lawmakers and the governor this year, instead of using the last four digits of a Social Security number as a unique identifier, voters will instead be assigned a randomly generated, eight-digit combination of numbers, letters and other characters.
The new law also outlaws the use of dates of birth and Social Security numbers for voting, though they can still be used for voter registration."
It was picked up by Democracy for New Mexico the next day: http://haussamen.blogspot.com:80/2007/12/commissioners-ask-guv-to-seek-election.html
In the comments she says, "The bill in question was HB1156, sponsored by Rep. Ed Sandoval.
Here's the actual language in the final version of the bill (page 3):
"Section 4. Section 1-1-23 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005,Chapter 270, Section 5) is amended to read:
"1-1-23. UNIQUE IDENTIFIER.--As used in the Election Code, "unique identifier" means a randomly generated series of numbers, letters or symbols assigned to a voter, which shall not be the voter's social security number or date of birth.""
I haven't heard what is being done to stop it, or to fix it in the Legislature.
"However, during this year’s legislative session, that changed. Under the new law, approved by lawmakers and the governor this year, instead of using the last four digits of a Social Security number as a unique identifier, voters will instead be assigned a randomly generated, eight-digit combination of numbers, letters and other characters.
The new law also outlaws the use of dates of birth and Social Security numbers for voting, though they can still be used for voter registration."
It was picked up by Democracy for New Mexico the next day: http://haussamen.blogspot.com:80/2007/12/commissioners-ask-guv-to-seek-election.html
In the comments she says, "The bill in question was HB1156, sponsored by Rep. Ed Sandoval.
Here's the actual language in the final version of the bill (page 3):
"Section 4. Section 1-1-23 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005,Chapter 270, Section 5) is amended to read:
"1-1-23. UNIQUE IDENTIFIER.--As used in the Election Code, "unique identifier" means a randomly generated series of numbers, letters or symbols assigned to a voter, which shall not be the voter's social security number or date of birth.""
I haven't heard what is being done to stop it, or to fix it in the Legislature.
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: 8:59 AM
: 8:59 AM
Oops -- here's the correct link to the Democracy for New Mexico post: http://www.democracyfornewmexico.com/democracy_for_new_mexico/2007/12/mccamley-fights.html#comments
# posted by : 9:09 AM
: 9:09 AM
Did using all the other forms of identification go away too? I think only the one to use if you don't have a government-issued one from the list did. That's why they say it will mostly affect the poor. (Did the list include voter cards? I don't think so, though it seems like the most appropriate one.) I don't know about ID for absentee voters.
# posted by : 1:05 PM
: 1:05 PM
you know, now that's interesting. Seems like no one is totally informed. Could that be another tactic?
I remember the voter ID cards were mandatory and then when I went to use it, they said the law changed and they weren't mandatory anymore. I'll do some more research and post it.
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I remember the voter ID cards were mandatory and then when I went to use it, they said the law changed and they weren't mandatory anymore. I'll do some more research and post it.
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