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Filling in blanks about voter ID
Both sides in Minnesota’s voter photo identification debate try to paint pictures about how life would look if the requirement passes November 6, but the real picture has yet to be painted.
Wednesday, October, 17, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Voter ID amendment: Minnesota’s version of ‘Papers, please’?
Secretary of state’s office aims to educate voters on the proposed amendment before they head to the polls in November.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Editorial - Confused about voter ID?
Many voters are confused about the two proposed amendments to the Minnesota Constitution that they will see on the ballot on Election Day. The information that’s floating around out there about the voter ID amendment is especially conflicting.
Wednesday, October, 17, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Debate on voter ID to take place Thursday
Less than five weeks before Election Day, Debate Minnesota will hold the first debate on a constitutional amendment about voter ID. The debate will be streamed live and will also be taped for future broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

GOP senators say Ritchie campaigns against voter ID amendment
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie uses state funds to campaign against a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to show photographic identification, two Republican state senators allege in a complaint filed Thursday.
Wednesday, October, 10, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Correction to Voter ID article

Wednesday, June, 27, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Corrections

Letter - Vote against voter ID

Wednesday, September, 12, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Voter ID amendment is poorly defined
Minnesotans, stand up for voter rights!
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Commentary - Clerks express concerns over voter ID
We are city and township clerks representing other city and township clerks, but we are not representing city or township governments. We are non-partisan officials, who hold various personal political party convictions and are the head election officials in our various precincts.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Election Notebook: Voter ID amendment takes spotlight
Debate about a proposed constitutional amendment requiring Minnesota voters to show photographic identification intensified Wednesday. Among the disputes, the two sides of the question appearing on the Nov. 6 ballot disagreed about whether a military ID would be acceptable.
Thursday, October, 25, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - You will understand why to vote No to Voter ID Amendment
Mark Twain said, “rumor can run all the way around the world while Truth is still putting on his pants.”
Wednesday, October, 10, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Kiffmeyer to speak about voter ID at Tea Party meeting in Alexandria
The Alexandria Lakes Area Tea Party will host its monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Broadway Ballroom.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - This amendment could deny most fundamental American liberty
Voter fraud has not been a problem in Minnesota, but the voter ID amendment would make voting a problem for many people.
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Nations are judged as they go
The voter ID argument, that it’ll stop the elderly/handicapped from voting, is ridiculous.
Wednesday, October, 10, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Voter fraud at the polls is an insignificant aspect of American elections
The voter ID ballot referendum is designed to prevent fraud at the polling place, or so say its advocates. What it will do, for sure, is to prevent eligible voters from voting.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - A pseudo-solution in search of a problem
If you choose to ignore the fact that between 2000 and 2010, of the 649 million votes cast nationwide in general elections, there were 13 credible cases of in-person voter impersonation, or less than .00000002 percent of all votes cast, then you might think that those urging the passage of Minnesota’s so-called voter ID law have a point.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Ingebrigtsen doesn't care about people
Mr. Ingebrigtsen doesn’t care about people! He favors Voter ID, yet there is no research in Minnesota to say that we have anywhere near a voter fraud issue. This amendment discriminates against the elderly and poor. Former Republican Governor Arne Carlson has indicated that we don’t need this amendment and would cost millions.
Friday, October, 26, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Examine facts; understand implications
Minnesota is recognized nationally for the integrity of its election system. In two recent statewide recounts, the system was closely scrutinized by lawyers and other observers from both major parties.
Friday, October, 19, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Military should be able to vote
If anybody gets to vote, it should be the people in the military.
Friday, October, 12, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Some things left for next Legislature to decide
That women have an extra burden to prove ID. A birth certificate won’t be enough if you have had a name change because of marriage.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

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