In Ohio, local media is reporting on legislation that would require Ohioans to present a government-issued
photo ID before voting is once again the subject of debate at the Ohio
Statehouse. Ohio Public Radio’s Jo Ingles reports lawmakers who support
and oppose it are trying to rally their supporters right now.

Republican State Rep. John Becker says voter fraud is a problem in Ohio.

“You know the issue is there has been some documented issues of fraud
going on,” Becker said. “There’s a perception that having voter ID would
go a long way to eliminate some of the current fraud that we know of,
and what might be more concerning is the fraud that we don’t know of,
you know what’s slipping through the cracks.”

…“Some 70 percent of Ohioans support an idea of photo ID requirement for
the polls to cast a ballot,” Long said. “There’s been some recent polls
as well that indicate those numbers are holding. So we feel that it’s
time to bring photo ID to Ohio.”