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2022-04-03 Home Front: Politix
Arizona Governor Signs Election Integrity Legislation As Activists Lament 'Disenfranchisement'
[REDSTATE] On Wednesday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed voter identification legislation that will require residents to show proof of citizenship and residency before they register to vote. "Voting rights advocates" are lamenting that it could result in thousands of ineligible registrations.

From CNN
...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for...
Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday signed legislation that would require all Arizonans to provide proof of citizenship and residency to register to vote, sparking criticism from voting rights advocates who say it will potentially cancel thousands of voter registrations and are exploring legal challenges in response.

Voting rights advocates point out that many voters didn’t have to previously provide such proof. Critics also say that such documentation is not readily available when people are filing out the forms.

"People can probably produce (the documentation) if they know they need to, but they’re probably not going to have them in the grocery store (when at a voter registration drive)," Alex Gulotta, Arizona director of All Voting is Local, told CNN Wednesday.

"We’ve never had to do this before!" seems like a weak argument against voter id; and people who go to government services without the correct documentation do what people have done since the beginning of government...they go home and get what they need and come back. The angst over "potentially" cancelling thousands of voter registrations seems misplaced. There’s an easy fix to having your legitimate voting registration cancelled. Just provide the right documents. If you don’t have them, that means you’re not eligible to vote and should not be attempting to vote in the first place.

This is the "tie my shoes" approach to voting. Progressives keep pushing the definition of "disenfranchisement" further and further to the fringes, where any work that an individual has to do in order to vote is considered a roadblock. If someone can’t come to your house, get you dressed, tie your shoes and get you to the polls...disenfranchisement!
Posted by Fred 2022-04-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 When I checked into a Hilton Garden Inn a couple of weeks ago, I had to show my driver's license and a credit card. Question: should it be easier to vote in federal elections than to get a room at a Hilton Garden Inn?
Posted by Omomolet Phutch9064 2022-04-03 01:28||   2022-04-03 01:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Clearly you have your priorities backwards to even ask such a question, Omomolet Phutch9064.

/sarcasm
Posted by trailing wife 2022-04-03 02:50||   2022-04-03 02:50|| Front Page Top

#3 It's obvious that tobacco and alcohol ID requirements discriminate against minorities. (do I need to put a /sarc on that?)
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-04-03 07:37||   2022-04-03 07:37|| Front Page Top

#4 '40s and KOOLS are a constitutional right!
Posted by Frank G 2022-04-03 09:45||   2022-04-03 09:45|| Front Page Top

#5 

☺ TYPO CORRECTION! ☺

"Voting rights advocates" are lamenting that it could result in thousands of ineligible Illegal registrations."

Posted by NN2N1 2022-04-03 10:26||   2022-04-03 10:26|| Front Page Top

#6 It will also disenfranchise eligible voters by only allowing them to vote once.
Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2022-04-03 11:02||   2022-04-03 11:02|| Front Page Top

#7 So far Ducy has been AWOL regarding election integrity. He has been a speed bump in getting anything done about the rigging in the 2020 election. That said, requiring proof of citizenship to vote is a good thing. Now, don't screw it up. It must be election time again.
Posted by JohnQC 2022-04-03 11:35||   2022-04-03 11:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Expect establishment judges to block this and it goes to the SC.
Posted by DarthVader 2022-04-03 14:05||   2022-04-03 14:05|| Front Page Top

#9 should it be easier to vote in federal elections

I needed an ancient birth certificate (70 y/o) AND a social security card (55 y/o) to get my most recent TX DL.
Posted by Skidmark 2022-04-03 14:46||   2022-04-03 14:46|| Front Page Top

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