In a confusing presentation this morning during the House Elections hearing, Rep. Cox used bait and switch tactics by presenting on an entirely different proposal before even speaking to his original bill, HJR 64. Cox' initial 2010 bill picks up where last session's HJR 9 left off. However, the HCS HJR 64 includes bizarre, unrelated mandates for what an early voting system should be in the state and doesn't implement either photo ID standards or an early voting system. It's politics at it's very worst.
HCS HJR 64's intent is clear: The bill will make voting a burden for low income, elderly and minority voters who don't have access to government issued photo ID. And to add insult to injury, HJR 64 ties the hands of the state legislature to implement an accessible and sensible early voting system in the state.
Additional Information on the Impact of Photo ID
- Brenann Center: The Truth About Voter Fraud
- Brennan Center: Citizens without Proof - A Survey of Americans’ Possession of Documentary Proof of Citizenship and Photo Identification
- Brennan Center: New Study Finds Certain Voters Least Likely to Have Valid Voter ID At Issue Before Supreme Court
- DEMOS: About Voter Fraud
- Election Protection 2008: Helping Voters Today, Modernizing the System for Tomorrow
- League of Women Voter’s View: Opposing ID and Documentary Proof of Citizenship
- MO Budget Project: MISSOURI'S PROPOSED VOTING REQUIREMENT COULD DISENFRANCHISE MORE THAN 200,000 U.S. CITIZENS Rural, Low-Income, and African American Residents Among Most Affected
- NY Times Article: Hurdles to Voting Persisted in 2008
- Voters First: An Examination of the 2006 Midterm Election in Missouri Report from the Office of the Secretary of State to the People of Missouri
- Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity & Race: THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF INDIANA VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS ON THE ELECTORATE
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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