From Mn Majority
Yesterday Democrats in the House Government Operations Committee killed the Photo ID bill (HF57). This common sense measure would have required the presentation of a government-issued photographic identification when voting. It included a provision to provide a free identification card to any eligible voter who does not currently have a photo ID. It would have resulted in bringing greater integrity and public confidence in our election system.
Although polls show this bill has 80% public support, these so-called "representatives" killed the bill in committee. They claim that the law would have "disenfranchised" the poor and the elderly. But numerous studies from states that have implemented similar laws prove this is not the case.
Over the past several months, Minnesota Majority has uncovered mountains of evidence suggesting problems in our current election system. However, these "representatives" have chosen to simply "look the other way". It seems they want to perpetuate a system that invites error and abuse because they believe it to be to their political advantage. The real people being "disenfranchised" in our elections are legitimate voters whose votes are being undermined by errors and abuse.
TAKE ACTION
Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper expressing your opinion about this outlandish vote using our letter writing tool:
http://capwiz.com/mnmajority/issues/alert/?alertid=11287611&type=me
Contact the committee members that voted against the measure to let them know how you feel about their vote:
Rep. Jeremy Kalin (DFL, 17B) rep.jeremy.kalin@house.mn 651-296-5377
Rep. Terry Morrow (DFL, 23A) rep.terry.morrow@house.mn 651-296-8634
Rep. Jeanne Poppe (DFL, 27B) rep.jeanne.poppe@house.mn 651-296-4193
Rep. Gene Pelowski (DFL, 31A) rep.gene.pelowski@house.mn 651-296-8637
Rep. Steve Simon (DFL, 44A) rep.steve.simor@house.mn 651-296-9889
Rep. Ryan Winkler (DFL, 44B) rep.ryan.winkler@house.mn 651-296-7026
Rep. Michael Nelson (DFL, 46A) rep.michael.nelson@house.mn 651-296-3751
Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL, 59B) rep.phyllis.kahn@house.mn 651-296-4257
Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL, 60B) rep.frank.hornstein@house.mn 651-296-9281
Rep. Bill Hilty (DFL, 08A) rep.bill.hilty@house.mn 651-296-4308
Rep. Paul Marquart (DFL, 09B) rep.paul.marquart@house.mn 651-296-6829
Consider making a small contribution to help us continue our investigation:
http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Donate/tabid/55/Default.aspx
Additional Resources:
Dan Conry Show highlights of the hearing on the Photo ID bill:
http://www.danconry.com/apps/podcastgen1.1/download.php?filename=2009-02-13_dan_conry_2009_02_13_02.mp3
Facts sheet about the Voter ID bill:
http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Portals/0/documents/PhotoIDFlyer.pdf
Evidence of Election Integrity Issues:
http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Portals/0/documents/EvidenceFlyer.pdf
Systemic Failures to Uphold Election Law:
http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Portals/0/documents/ViolationsFlyer.pdf
Wall Street Journal - Photo ID Was a Success in November:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123327839569631609.html
Yesterday Democrats in the House Government Operations Committee killed the Photo ID bill (HF57). This common sense measure would have required the presentation of a government-issued photographic identification when voting. It included a provision to provide a free identification card to any eligible voter who does not currently have a photo ID. It would have resulted in bringing greater integrity and public confidence in our election system.
Although polls show this bill has 80% public support, these so-called "representatives" killed the bill in committee. They claim that the law would have "disenfranchised" the poor and the elderly. But numerous studies from states that have implemented similar laws prove this is not the case.
Over the past several months, Minnesota Majority has uncovered mountains of evidence suggesting problems in our current election system. However, these "representatives" have chosen to simply "look the other way". It seems they want to perpetuate a system that invites error and abuse because they believe it to be to their political advantage. The real people being "disenfranchised" in our elections are legitimate voters whose votes are being undermined by errors and abuse.
TAKE ACTION
Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper expressing your opinion about this outlandish vote using our letter writing tool:
http://capwiz.com/mnmajority/issues/alert/?alertid=11287611&type=me
Contact the committee members that voted against the measure to let them know how you feel about their vote:
Rep. Jeremy Kalin (DFL, 17B) rep.jeremy.kalin@house.mn 651-296-5377
Rep. Terry Morrow (DFL, 23A) rep.terry.morrow@house.mn 651-296-8634
Rep. Jeanne Poppe (DFL, 27B) rep.jeanne.poppe@house.mn 651-296-4193
Rep. Gene Pelowski (DFL, 31A) rep.gene.pelowski@house.mn 651-296-8637
Rep. Steve Simon (DFL, 44A) rep.steve.simor@house.mn 651-296-9889
Rep. Ryan Winkler (DFL, 44B) rep.ryan.winkler@house.mn 651-296-7026
Rep. Michael Nelson (DFL, 46A) rep.michael.nelson@house.mn 651-296-3751
Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL, 59B) rep.phyllis.kahn@house.mn 651-296-4257
Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL, 60B) rep.frank.hornstein@house.mn 651-296-9281
Rep. Bill Hilty (DFL, 08A) rep.bill.hilty@house.mn 651-296-4308
Rep. Paul Marquart (DFL, 09B) rep.paul.marquart@house.mn 651-296-6829
Consider making a small contribution to help us continue our investigation:
http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Donate/tabid/55/Default.aspx
Additional Resources:
Dan Conry Show highlights of the hearing on the Photo ID bill:
http://www.danconry.com/apps/podcastgen1.1/download.php?filename=2009-02-13_dan_conry_2009_02_13_02.mp3
Facts sheet about the Voter ID bill:
http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Portals/0/documents/PhotoIDFlyer.pdf
Evidence of Election Integrity Issues:
http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Portals/0/documents/EvidenceFlyer.pdf
Systemic Failures to Uphold Election Law:
http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Portals/0/documents/ViolationsFlyer.pdf
Wall Street Journal - Photo ID Was a Success in November:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123327839569631609.html
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