The picture above isn't exactly the kind of identification that is being debated by elected officials and judges recently, but it gets the point across about the controversy.
The Blog Election Updates from Cal Tech brought this to my attention. The House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday that requires voters to show proof of citizenship in order to vote. House Republicans say that they are concerned about border security and the number of potentially fradulent voters. Democrats are concerned that the administration of this law will reduce the ability of the poor, the elderly and minority voters to vote. Courts in Missouri and Georgia have struck down similar state laws already.
According to a study by the League of Women Voters quoted in this article in the Los Angeles Times, in Ohio from 2002 to 2004 only .00004% of voters (86 people out of 196.139,871) [If any readers can locate this study, please post a link in the comments.]
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