Carolina Journal’s Karen McMahan reports here on the 2005, 21-member bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform, which advocated for voter I.D.  The commission was co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker.

 

Far from seeing a photo ID requirement as a negative, the commission said it could become a path to even greater access to the ballot. 

“To prevent the ID from being a barrier to voting, we recommend that states use the registration and ID process to enfranchise more voters than ever,” the executive summary of the commission’s report states. “States should play an affirmative role in reaching out to non-drivers by providing more offices, including mobile ones, to register voters and provide photo IDs free of charge. There is likely to be less discrimination against minorities if there is a single, uniform ID, than if poll workers can apply multiple standards.”

The commission urged “procedural and institutional safeguards” to ensure that citizens’ rights are not abused and that no voters are disenfranchised. It also proposed that voters not in possession of a photo ID be allowed to cast a provisional ballot until they are verified.

 

North Carolina’s Leftists are undeterred by the bipartisan recommendations.