Opinion Piece in The Berkshire Eagle:
Voter fraud has been recognized in several states, 34 to be exact, and they have some form of a law that is in effect or proposed for a voter to be validated with photo identification. Why would 34 states recognize the dilemma and 16 purposely ignore it by deception?
Our country had only 12 million identity thefts last year. If only 34 states concur, where does that put the other 16 states on the learning curve? Massachusetts is one of the 16.
Can we correct this dilemma? Only if we talk about it and mention it to our representatives every time we come in contact with them. At some point, an astute legislator will think this has merit, unless there are ulterior gains to be had. We have all enjoyed the joke of a parent voting in one political party for a lifetime and upon death switching political affiliations but still voting. It is funny and the joke is on us.
The joke should not really be on the voter, we are the taxpayers picking up the tab.