In article >,
Bill Funk > wrote:

> Personally, I'm for requiring ID. Otherwise, how do you know who is
> actually able/allowed to vote?

Obviously, you have never worked the polls on election day. You should
try it.

As a poll worker, your job is to confirm that the voter's name is
registered on the rolls, match the name against the address and give the
voter a ballot. The name is crossed off the roll when s/he gets his
ballot. Bingo. One man, one vote.

If you are not registered, your name will not be on the rolls and you
will not be given a ballot. Period.

If the voter gives you a false name, s/he is committing a crime with
severe consequences.

Like gun laws, a little enforcement would go a long way toward
preventing voter fraud without introducing even more laws. Allow local
registrars to confirm voter records annually and purge those they
cannot. This all costs money, but if the electorate is really interested
in election rectitude, this is the way to do it. Forget voter ID. It is
a bad idea that will almost certainly fail any court challenges.