Letter - Respect our Constitution
The proposed change in our Minnesota Constitution requiring a government issued picture ID for voting is certain to create difficulties for some to exercise the most fundamental right as a citizen.
To the editor:
The proposed change in our Minnesota Constitution requiring a government issued picture ID for voting is certain to create difficulties for some to exercise the most fundamental right as a citizen. Requiring a government issued picture ID with the correct current address will especially impact seniors, college students and the poor.
Our nation’s history has demonstrated a pattern of voting related amendments that do the opposite. The 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th amendments to our federal Constitution removed voting restrictions on blacks, Native Americans, women and 18-year-olds, and prohibited discriminatory impediments to voting.
Although all objective election researchers have agreed that the last two closely contested elections in Minnesota showed no evidence of voter fraud, all accept that we can and should make our voting process as good as possible. This should be done by legislation, not by amending the Constitution. Legislation allows future revisions that amendments do not (except by a costly repeal effort), and includes participation by all three branches of state government.
Whether or not you agree that improvements are needed in our election system, vote No to protect the integrity of our Constitution.
Ken Howell
Alexandria, MN
(A paid political letter)
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