Reply #19: You would have to go somewhere official to get the picture taken. [View All]

[wildeyed]

To register, you just fill out the form and send it in. In my state you can pick the forms up at DMV or the Public Library. They are also available to activists in bulk. We did some huge voter registration drives in my state last year. Although it was not enough to give our electoral votes to Kerry/Edwards, it was enough to make some significant gains in local elections. And it is clear to me that it was the grassroots activism to increase voter turnout that made the difference. We intend to build on that success in the coming years.

Every step you add to the registration process is another percentage of poor, young, and elderly (and not coincidentally traditionally democratic) voters who will not make it to the polls. If there was evidence of significant voter fraud, I too would support more stringent ID process. But in the absence of fraud, I can only assume that the pugs want this to suppress democratic voter turnout. And in my experience, it will be effective enough to turn tight races, ie. Ohio and FL, to their advantage.