The woman who Democrats are using to challenge Indiana’s photo-ID requirement for voting is registered to vote in two states. But it’s OK, though. She promises she only votes in one state.
Turns out she has a Florida driver’s license but not one in Indiana. Records show she registered to vote in Florida in 2002 but is shown to have voted in Indiana in 2002, 2003 and 2004. The Indiana photo-ID requirement didn’t take effect until 2005. When she tried to use her Florida driver’s license to vote in Indiana in 2006, she was turned away. As she should have been.
Liberal justices on the U.S. Supreme Court who are hearing this case should take note. This is exactly why Indiana wanted this law. Don’t fall for the notion that since more Democrats would be caught trying to vote twice, that the law is discriminatory to Democrats. The Democrats challenging the Indiana law say there’s no evidence of vote fraud for lack of a photo-ID requirement. Opponents say there’s no evidence that anyone has been disenfranchised because of the law.
On balance, I’d rather preemptively protect the integrity of the ballot than hope that it isn’t being undermined by fraudulent voters.
