Ohio State Rep. Becker: “Photo IDs would discourage voter fraud”

Cleveland.com provides a guest column from Ohio Rep John Becker,  the pro side for House Bill 269, the photo ID measure in Ohio.  


The purpose of this bill is to discourage fraud and to provide the most basic, common, and reasonable security for voting. It is my belief that by requiring a valid photo ID at the polls, we could significantly discourage and defeat voter fraud of all types whether that is voting under false names, voting twice by individuals registered in more than one state, voting by persons who are in the United States illegally, etc. This bill would increase the public’s confidence in election results which is an essential element in a stable democracy.

And the state representative discusses adding integrity measures to absentee voting.
…At this point you might be wondering, “How do you present a photo ID when voting absentee?” When casting an absentee ballot at a board of elections, an individual would be required to show photo ID and in the case of a mailed absentee ballot, the voter must provide one of the following: their driver’s license number, state ID card number, the last four digits of the their Social Security number, or a copy of the photo ID.


Pennsylvanians Support Voter ID Law: “Much ado about nothing”



“The vast majority of those surveyed by the Sun-Gazette said they support the contested law that would require everyone to show photo identification every time they vote.” 


 


State Senator E. Eugene Yaw, a Voter ID proponent, says that if “the same effort had been put into obtaining the IDs as complaining about the difficulties, every man, woman and child in Pennsylvania would have an ID by now.” 



“Voter ID is answer to voter fraud”

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.

PJ: Hitler’s Firestorm and the Christmastime Salvation of St. Paul’s

My Christmas piece at PJ Media:



“Just four days after Christmas 1940, Hitler turned London into a flaming hell. December 29, was London’s longest night, the night Hitler tried to burn London down and incinerate the majestic St. Paul’s Cathedral.


At sunrise, however, the dome of St. Paul’s stood, though surrounded by a smoldering warscape of total destruction. The salvation of St. Paul’s Cathedral from the hellish inferno uplifted British spirits and is a Christmas story worth retelling seventy-three years later. . . .


London was under blackout orders, so Hitler’s first wave of bombers enjoyed the use of two radio beacons beamed from France. When the beams intersected, the bombers were over their targets – the civilian, publishing and garment industry neighborhoods of East London.


Instead of explosions, Londoners heard the dull thuds of objects hitting rooftops.


No explosions, just thump, thump, thump, thump, thump.


These were incendiaries hitting rooftops then igniting. Over the next few hours, waves of German bombers dropped over 10,000 incendiaries and created a firestorm that destroyed London all around St. Paul’s. Waves of bombers followed through the night, dropping conventional bombs and blasting the fireman battling the firestorm the incendiaries started.”


Full story at link above.

International Vote Fraud – “Israeli court orders new town elections on suspicion of voting fraud”

Vote fraud does not just occur in North Carolina or the United States.  The UPI reports on massive voter fraud and a call for new elections in Beit Shemesh, a town in Israel 


An Israeli court Thursday ordered new elections in a town outside Jerusalem where police say they have uncovered evidence of widespread voting fraud.  The Jerusalem District Court ruled evidence uncovered by police pointed to voting fraud that was organized “to the point of being systematic and even an ‘industry’,” the Times of Israel reported.  …Officials last month said they had discovered 200 identity cards in an apartment and car belonging to an Abutbul supporter, as well as a collection of clothing that appeared to be intended as disguises so people could vote multiple times.

“One-stop” voter fraud “taints” town council contest; NC election board orders re-do


“Unless this board orders a new election, the will of the people won’t be known.”


 


File under ‘Voter Fraud Does Change the Outcome of Elections’:  North Carolina “State officials have ordered a new election for the Pembroke Town Council after hearing complaints of voter fraud… The irregularities occurred to such an extent that it tainted the results of elections, said Don Wright, the state board’s attorney.”  One council seat contest ended in a tie.


 


Criminal charges may also be forthcoming.  The Robeson County District Attorney is investigating the voter fraud allegations, which include ineligible out-of-state residents illegally registering and voting via same-day registration (eliminated by the state’s new Voter Information Verification Act):


 


“The board reviewed evidence that at least two candidates helped bring people to the town’s early voting location who were ineligible to vote. Some of those people, including several young men who came from out of state to attend a basketball program, managed to cast ballots because they were mistakenly registered during one-stop absentee voting.”


 


The eight ineligibles “mistakenly” registered and allowed to illegally vote “did not provide identification needed under state and federal law to establish they were residents of the town,” WRAL reports:


 


Steve Stone, chairman of the Robeson County Board of Elections, said one-stop voting was a major cause of problems during the 2013 election, as well as prior elections.  “There’s been a playbook that was written in 2005 (when one-stop voting first started), and every election since someone else seems to get a hold of it,” Stone said.  


 


“Because of the taint, the multiple allegations in this matter, unless this board orders a new election, the will of the people won’t be known,” said Joshua Malcolm, a state board member who lives in Pembroke. 


 


75% of Americans say voter fraud is a problem, new poll finds



A new Judicial Watch-Breitbart poll finds that the vast majority of Americans disagree with the vote fraud deniers:


 


VOTER FRAUD: Three-quarters (75%) of adults recognize voter fraud as a problem in the United States, including 36% who believe it is a “major” problem and 39% who think it is a minor problem. The percentage of adults who consider it a problem remains at above 70% among males and females; whites, blacks, and Hispanics; and all age brackets from 18 to over 65. Only 15% think voter fraud is not a problem.


 


LINK to poll crosstabs.


“34 states now have voter identification laws”

FayObserver.com: According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 34 states, including North Carolina, have enacted voter identification laws, but not all are yet in effect, and not all of them require a photo ID. Eighteen of those states accept non-photo ID. For example, Missouri allows voters to use utility bills, bank statements and government-issued checks with the voter’s name and address as forms of identification. Missouri voters without any ID may still vote if two of the election judges present – one from each party – vouch for them.

North Carolina is scheduled to begin requesting, but not requiring, voters to present a government-issued photo ID when casting ballots in the 2014 elections. The state is supposed to keep track of which voters don’t have ID in 2014 and take steps to help them obtain identification. In 2016, in-person voters will be required (with limited exceptions) to have unexpired photo ID.