Questioning motives often leads to nasty “voting wars”, misleading headlines, and hyperbolic quotes run by the media.  On the issue of whether Republicans similarly push for absentee ballot fraud measures, in addition to statements by John Fund, a cursory search of the Internet shows that Kansas Secretary of State Kobach made a successful push in his election fraud bill to require integrity procedures for absentee mail ballots. 

The Republican secretary of state promised during his campaign last
year to propose legislation requiring voters to show photo
identification at the polls and to require people to provide proof of
citizenship when they register to vote for the first time in a new
location.

But he said Wednesday that it will require voters who request mail-in
ballots to provide a driver’s license or identification number. Also,
he said county officials will have to verify their signatures.

So wrong perceptions can be easily dispelled with a little research. On why voter ID seems to get more attention from the Left and the media; perhaps it is the reflexive opposition of some to any form of identification and willingness to question the motives of voter ID supporters as “Jim Crow.”  That is a lot of motive-questioning.

Republicans seem to be doing an adequate job in suggesting absentee ballot fraud prosecutions and legislation.  Those interested in voter integrity and accuracy in voting seem to have the most interest.  Both parties in legislatures across the country should continue to address the issue to increase voter confidence and reduce the chance of fraud.