In the October 27 issue of the News- Herald a pair of letter writers took the county board to task for weighing in on the voter ID commandment, not because the board unanimously urged a “no” vote, but because they cited the issue of the high cost to the county to implement its silly restrictions, and because that cost pales in comparison to the community center.
Actually it doesn’t; the amendment will cost considerably more, not only in real dollars but in the negative effect it will impose on our largely mail-in voting population.
They do cite “integrity” as the main benefit of the restrictions it forces on us, but offer not another word as to any plausible improvement in our election process. The simple fact is that Voter ID does not prevent any known fraud from occurring.
Our election integrity has already been clearly established with microscopic clarity in two recent elections which were found to be eminently clean by a wide array of political and judicial leaders.
No, the only purpose this amendment can fulfill is placing more barriers in front of voters and impeding the process. It will cost money, and it will harm the integrity that we already have: I agree with the county commissioners, vote no on this preposterous amendment.
By the way, the marriage amendment deserves a “no” vote even more than the ID amendment does; it proposes placing discrimination into our constitution. Vote NO on both attempts to injure democracy and freedom.
Jerry Hiniker
Grand Marais
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