While pursuing voter disenfranchisement across the country, the Republicans in Iowa have decided it's not
necessary to have a photo ID in order to vote in today's caucus. Hey...let's stuff those ballot boxes!
While Republicans pushed for tough new voter-identification standards throughout the past year -- passing stricter laws in more than a dozen states -- the GOP's Iowa caucusgoers won't even need to bring a photo ID to the polls on Tuesday.
As blogger Brad Friedman first noted, the Iowa GOP enjoys full control over its caucuses, including determining voter eligibility. Iowa Republican Party spokesman Ryan Gough told The Huffington Post that would-be voters will be checked against rolls of registered Republicans taken from the Iowa Secretary of State's office. Attendees will have to prove their identity and address, but have plenty of options besides a driver's license or passport.
"If you have, for instance, a student ID and utility bill or a pay stub with your address on it, you're good to go," Gough said.
Iowa Republicans will also be allowed to register on the night of the caucuses without any additional form of ID. Such rules, while set and administered by the state party, are drafted in line with Iowa law, according to Gough.
But in other states, Republicans have denounced same-day registration and lack of photo ID, calling such policies clear invitations to voter fraud. Perhaps most notably, a new GOP-backed law prohibiting the use of student IDs to prove voter eligibility has sparked a pitched legal battle in Wisconsin.
As for the Iowa Republican Party's stance on voter ID requirements, Gough said, "I wouldn't make a statement on that right now."
Meanwhile, back on the farm.
Seems like Ron Paul's supporters are being affected by their own party's voter
disenfranchisement efforts! Tee Hee!
If you are a college student, someone in power has made it much harder for you to vote. It's imperative that everyone renew their drivers licenses or get state issued I.D.'s immediately! Your college I.D. may now be invalid for voting!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fZGPVyqlvY&feature=player_embeddedGotta love how he says "someone in power". Der...it's your own party!
