Indiana VoterID Law

The Supreme Court did what we expected- they narrowly upheld a Republican-driven law that requires all voters to present government-issued IDs before voting. The problem is this law passed in Indiana is based on the possibility of voter fraud. In other words, Republicans have gotten what they have long sought- a law that allows them to turn away voters- Democratic voters.

Here's the deal- this law is supposed to prevent possible fraud- you going in and voting as someone else. It is not in response to actual cases of people pretending to be someone else and voting. The result is an attempt to stop some of the Democratic Parties core constituencies from voting. The remedy is simple, get a state-issued ID. The costs in Indiana seem reasonable and requirements are here. Yes, $13 might not be easy to come by, but the state has provisions in place for issuing the cards for free.

My big problem with the law is getting to the BMV Offices. The offices themselves are open Tuesday through Saturday, and according to the BMV Website, were open the Monday BEFORE the Indiana Primary. People without vehicles might have problems getting to one of the offices. MY IDEA- take your friends to get IDs. As part of the DNC GOTV Program, there should be local sites where people can go to get a ride on BUSES to BMV Offices.