Should Missouri Require Voters to Have a Photo ID?
Last week, a judge called unconstitutional a ballot measure that would have allowed the Legislature to require photo IDs for voters. New legislation on the issue will be heard Tuesday.
Should voters be required to present a photo ID before they can cast a ballot? A Cole County judge recently threw out a proposed ballot question that was aimed at the November election, but state lawmakers are still pressing on the issue. The measure defeated in court would have amended the Missouri Constitution and required voters to show photo identification at the polls, according to an article in the Kansas City Star. The article quoted Cole County Circuit Judge Pat Joyce: "Because significant changes are required here and policy choices need to be made as to how to reallocate the words in a revised summary statement, the court chooses to vacate the summary statement and to provide the General Assembly an opportunity to revise it." …
Matt Doell
1:52 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
This seems a bit like the tobacco companies claim a decade ago that there was no evidence that smoking caused health problems. Owning a gun is a constitutional right, too. I think you have to have an ID (and a background check) to buy one. more ›