tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520412246310459623.post844710033469063578..comments2023-09-06T07:14:09.986-04:00Comments on No more running: Something fun for FridayDebbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17727115174070254910noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520412246310459623.post-37682531985484033792013-10-25T11:04:58.170-04:002013-10-25T11:04:58.170-04:00In PA, they are running ads saying that you'll...In PA, they are running ads saying that you'll be asked to show ID when you vote, but it's your choice whether or not you provide it. An article in the paper recently indicated the amount of $$ being spent on these ads and it is, of course, in the millions. <br /><br />If you don't have to show ID, what's the point of asking for it? But because I find the whole thing so ridiculous, my intention is to decline to show any and see what happens, especially because they've made such a big deal about it not being required. But I do wonder whether there will be polling places where they don't give people the option to decline and where people will be turned away.<br /><br />I have to say, this is one law where I'm on the fence though. I think it makes a lot of sense to require ID to vote in order to cut down on any voter fraud. It's hard to believe people can go through life without valid ID's. And, it's hard for me to believe that a lot of people who don't have ID's are likely to get out to vote. There needs to be the same kind of movement to "Get your ID" that there is to "Get out the Vote." <br /><br />But maybe I'm not fully informed on how widespread this problem really is. I can see that the people most likely not to have ID would be the low-income and that those people would skew towards being Democratic, though. <br /><br />And, it's hard for me to imagine a lot of widespread voter fraud that is based on people going in and voting under someone else's name - you would have to know where the person votes and that they aren't going to vote, so it seems complicated. It seems like voter fraud would be much more likely to take the form of some kind of computer hacking, but maybe I'm naive about the possibilities.<br /><br />Anyway, I'll report back what happens when I refuse ID! denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873046572246069891noreply@blogger.com