Wisconsin: ID Cards Needed To Vote
Lawmakers in Wisconsin are introducing a new bill hoping to cut down on voter fraud.
In their opinion, voters should be required to show a photo identification, such as their driver's license, on the election day.
Thus, it will be easy to tell if they have already voted or if they are using somebody else's ID.
As these lawmakers say, it's not something out of the ordinary to give your name when you are just about to cast your vote.
Now, is this new bill is passed in Wisconsin, you will have to prove that you are who you say you are by providing an ID card with a photo.
Senator Terry Moulton, from the R-23rd District considers this an important step forward in protecting against fraud in the voting process.
Although this may seem a good bill, not everybody agrees on this idea.
For instance, some representatives of the Democratic Party consider this bill negative for the elderly.
As many of them haven't got any IDs, they will be then prevented from casting their vote.
In fact, Senator Kathleen Vinehout, from the D-31 District, says that instead of suggesting these laws that clearly limit the number of people who are voting, the government accountability board should audit the results, look at the addresses and check and see if people actually live there.
Assembly member and Chippewa County Clerk Kathy Bernier says even though Wisconsin has good checks in place for voter fraud, photo ID's at the polls make voter identification easier on everyone.
Those who support this bill express thatit were the election officials themselves who have asked for such a bill to be presented.
Election officials, poll workers and county clerks are in favour of this motion.
They say that it is like putting a bit of the responsibility on thevoter's side to provide information in order to ensure that the person voting is the person standing standing in front of the poll worker.
No matter which sideof the aisle we are, what is really remarkable is that Wisconsinensures and shows its citizens that it isvigilant against voter fraud as well asattentive toany opportunity whereidentity theft may appear.
And this attitude has proved to be both efficient and effective so far: cases of voter identity fraud are really not frequent in Wisconsin.
As identity theft is an ever-growing crime in the United States, and year after year more Americans fall off-guard victims of identity thieves, it is really encouraging to see that there is one State that is pursuing a solid policy in order to protect its citizens against this crime.
In their opinion, voters should be required to show a photo identification, such as their driver's license, on the election day.
Thus, it will be easy to tell if they have already voted or if they are using somebody else's ID.
As these lawmakers say, it's not something out of the ordinary to give your name when you are just about to cast your vote.
Now, is this new bill is passed in Wisconsin, you will have to prove that you are who you say you are by providing an ID card with a photo.
Senator Terry Moulton, from the R-23rd District considers this an important step forward in protecting against fraud in the voting process.
Although this may seem a good bill, not everybody agrees on this idea.
For instance, some representatives of the Democratic Party consider this bill negative for the elderly.
As many of them haven't got any IDs, they will be then prevented from casting their vote.
In fact, Senator Kathleen Vinehout, from the D-31 District, says that instead of suggesting these laws that clearly limit the number of people who are voting, the government accountability board should audit the results, look at the addresses and check and see if people actually live there.
Assembly member and Chippewa County Clerk Kathy Bernier says even though Wisconsin has good checks in place for voter fraud, photo ID's at the polls make voter identification easier on everyone.
Those who support this bill express thatit were the election officials themselves who have asked for such a bill to be presented.
Election officials, poll workers and county clerks are in favour of this motion.
They say that it is like putting a bit of the responsibility on thevoter's side to provide information in order to ensure that the person voting is the person standing standing in front of the poll worker.
No matter which sideof the aisle we are, what is really remarkable is that Wisconsinensures and shows its citizens that it isvigilant against voter fraud as well asattentive toany opportunity whereidentity theft may appear.
And this attitude has proved to be both efficient and effective so far: cases of voter identity fraud are really not frequent in Wisconsin.
As identity theft is an ever-growing crime in the United States, and year after year more Americans fall off-guard victims of identity thieves, it is really encouraging to see that there is one State that is pursuing a solid policy in order to protect its citizens against this crime.
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