Thread: Ark. Senate Panel Rejects Bill Requiring Voters to Show ID

Arkansas Senate panel rejects bill requiring voters to show photo ID at polls

By Associated Press

9:50 a.m. CDT, March 30, 2011

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A proposal to require Arkansas voters show photo identification at the polls before casting a ballot has been rejected by a Senate committee.

The Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday rejected the plan by Republican Rep. Bryan King of Green Forest. The bill would allow a voter without an identification card to cast a provisional ballot. That person would have to present an ID to election officials later for the vote to be counted.

King said he believed the requirement would protect the integrity of the state's voting system, and compared it to laws requiring photo ID to sell scrap metal or buy certain types of cold medicine. Staff at Arkansas voting precincts presently can ask for photo identification, but the voter isn't obligated to provide it.

http://www.kspr.com/sns-ap-ar-xgr--vote ... 3610.story

and compared it to laws requiring photo ID to sell scrap metal or buy certain types of cold medicine.

Perhaps we should go back to a system where the potential politicians used to bribe the voters with a pint of whiskey? At least your vote was worth something.

Maybe the people voting against proving you are elligable to vote are sure that they won't be voted for in an honest election.

Originally Posted by agrneydgrl

Maybe the people voting against proving you are elligable to vote are sure that they won't be voted for in an honest election.

"And in steps Harry Reid!" I'm thinkin' the senate is mostly Democraps and I would ask Mr. Issa to please help us to understand this injustice! He's been quite helpful lately!

Unreal, I guess they are promoting voter fraud like happened in Colorado.

wow......so add yet another state to the list. when it happened here in Maryland i thought that was crazy enough. now to know it is happening in more & more states, it's pretty obvious this is something our very own government doesn't give a crap about, and how so many rely on the votes of non-citizens and illegals.....scary as hell.

King said he believed the requirement would protect the integrity of the state's voting system

Of all things, the integrity of our voting system should be protected. Look what we go through to get on an airplane but when it comes to electing our so-called representatives we do not have to prove we are who we say we are. Unbelievable!

We have to show ID to vote here in South Dakota, I thought EVERYBODY had to... Sorry for being so nieve.
If the SPLC trys sueing S.D. over showing ID, I WILL counter sue!
Making MY VOTE null and Void is Not in the Constitution. And if they consider the Matricular Consulor card "Photo Identification"...
I think I might go Postal.

The people In Arkansas need to REJECT the people on this panel that just "voted" for Illegal aliens ...

Originally Posted by April

Unreal, I guess they are promoting voter fraud like happened in Colorado.

Completely agree.
How disheartening to know that our very own government would refuse to support bills that require proof of citizenship to vote.
Voter fraud to say the least.