Secretary of State Matt Schultz jumped into one of
the most partisan issues in electoral politics last week when he
introduced a new voter photo identification bill, but he did so
with a twist.

Unique to his proposal is the idea that one voter can vouch for
another in place of photo identification, something Schultz hopes
will blunt criticism of his plan.

He used the word “bipartisan” no fewer than 14 times during his
Statehouse news conference and in answering questions from the
media.

When pressed, however, he acknowledged that he had bipartisan
input, but not necessarily bipartisan support for his plan.

“Some of the issues we were concerned about, I do see those
addressed in the legislation,” said Scott County Auditor Roxanna
Moritz, who served on a panel of five Republicans and five
Democrats Schultz called together last year. “But I do not support
the voter ID legislation.

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