McConnell: Voting is a Right at the Core of Our Democracy

by Michelle Oddis — 05-24-2007 @ 03:03 PM Reader Comments (0)


Press Release from U.S. Senate Republican Leader, Mitch McConnell's Office


Washington, D.C. – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell introduced an amendment on Thursday to reduce voter fraud by establishing a federal standard requiring voters to present a government-issued photo ID at the polls. Excerpts of his remarks are below, with full text (as prepared) following.

“Those who don’t abide by the laws aren’t free to influence our political process or our policies with a vote. And as we move forward on this immigration bill we need to make sure we protect voters, protect the Fifteenth Amendment, by strengthening protections against illegal voting.â€