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Voter Id Amendment

Thursday, November 8, 2012

In 14 Patch Cities, Voters Favored MN Voter ID Amendment

How did your city vote on the constitutional amendment to require photo ID to vote?

Here's how residents in a selection of Minnesota cities voted on the proposed Voter ID amendment to the state Constitution. The amendment would have required photo ID at polling places. Statewide, the ballot measure failed to pass the 50 percent level of support it needed (46.34 percent with all but three Minnesota precincts' results). But if residents in 14 of these 36 Patch communities had their way, the state Constitution would have a new amendment. Support for the amendment in these cities covered by Patch ranged from 19.30 percent in Southwest Minneapolis to 61.23 percent in St. Michael. (Lake Minnetonka Patch covers several cities, including Minnetrista, Tonka Bay, Wayzata, Mound, Shorewood, Orono, Spring Park, Deephaven, Long Lake …

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Poll: Is the Voter ID Amendment Necessary, or a Political Ploy?

Minnesota voters will have a chance to vote on the issue in November; Patch readers can debate the issue now.

Should proof-of-identity be required at the voting booth? Republicans, in general, say "yes." They point out that people are often required to show their identification: When purchasing alcoholic beverages, when boarding a plane, when using a credit card, when pulled over by the police for a traffic violation. Why not require positive identification, then, before stepping into the voting both—that most sacred right in a democracy? Democrats, in general, say "no." They say requiring voter ID is a solution in search of a problem. They point out that aside from a few isolated incidents, there's been no evidence of voter fraud, and they worry that such proposals are simply a way of keeping the poor, and ethnic minoriites, out of the voting …

Smokin' Joe

2:38 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The new poster child of a clueless politician who has no shame and counts on us having no memory is Gov. Dayton, who as the voice of reason on a television ad with Arnie Carlson is telling us to send it back to the legislature so they can fix it.   more ›

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