According to reporting of the Lincoln Journal-Star, even a ID bill limited to voters who register by mail without ever seeing an election official is taboo to the ACLU. The ACLU is not concerned with absentee ballot fraud or any other fraud.
“Not only would many Nebraskans’ constitutional right to vote be limited if the voter ID bill were to be passed, taxpayer dollars would be wasted trying to prevent a problem which doesn’t exist,” said Amy Miller, legal director for the Nebraska chapter of the ACLU in testimony before the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
The committee discussed three measures by Omaha Sen. Bob Krist that are part of a Voter Integrity Project being touted by Secretary of State John Gale. The one (LB662) that caught the ACLU’s attention is aimed at increasing the integrity of the election process by addressing two areas that are at higher risk for potential fraud, Krist said.
Among other things, the bill would amend current identification requirements for first-time voters who register by mail. Now, the law lists several forms of acceptable identification, including utility bills and bank statements.
“As these types of documents are more easily altered or forged, LB662 would eliminate such items as appropriate identification for first-time voters that register by mail,” Krist said. “Various forms of government identification documents from federal, state or local agencies containing the applicant’s name and address would still be allowed.”
Miller would have none of it.
As court officers, aren’t barristers held responsible for their official behavior? Are America’s courts all irrational? Election integrity is not rocket science. Stuffing ballot boxes is not a new idea. Is the overthrow of government from within no longer a treasonable offense?