How silly to think that requiring identification to vote will prevent anyone from voting. The only people who would be affected are either dead or here illegally. To say some people can’t get an ID is assuming some are too stupid to do so.

People need an ID to drive, buy a home, cellphone, firearm, alcohol, tobacco; get prescriptions, rent an apartment, adopt a pet, receive welfare (EBT, unemployment, Medicare), get a marriage license, board an airplane, visit a casino, check into a hotel, donate blood, enter a government building, get a job, cash a check or open a bank account.

Currently we are only asked our name and address. Without a picture ID, how can the clerk be 100% certain of who I am? Most people already have a license or other picture ID. If not, it’s easy to get one through the state.

Voter rights should guarantee that each vote counts and the voter can prove who they are. I don’t want my vote diluted by thousands of votes cast by people who are herded to the polls by activists, and encouraged or bribed to vote a certain way.

Pew Research Center found 81% of Americans supported requiring government-issued IDs to vote. Voter ID shouldn’t be an issue dividing Democrats and Republicans; it should be one that ensures election integrity. Voter ID isn’t unreasonable. In Mexico, they require an ID and a fingerprint made with indelible ink.

The only reason to be against voter ID is if someone plans on cheating.

Pam Vaillancourt
Auburn