Posted on 04/06/2005 5:52:21 PM PDT by kas2591
Governor's veto ignores people's will on voter ID
Apr 6, 2005
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano has thrown another roadblock in the path of attempts to implement Proposition 200 provisions, which were approved by voters last November. She vetoed a bill Friday that would have implemented the election requirements of the law.
The governor based the decision on her opinion that the requirement to present identification in order to get a ballot would be a violation of the federal Help America Vote Act because it could hinder the ability of people to get provisional ballots. Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard also raised issues about the provisional ballots and identification, delaying efforts to use the identification procedures in local elections in March.
Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer, who requested the implementation law, disagrees with the governor, saying the issue of provisional ballots is separate from the voter-mandated identification requirement, which she says meets federal muster because it applies to everyone who seeks to vote.
She contends that the provisional ballot issue would only come up after the identification is provided and the person is determined to be who they say they are. It is only after that identification point that questions might arise about whether the person is properly registered to vote or at the correct poll. In those cases, a provisional ballot, for which there are already steps available, would be provided. Those ballots are not counted until the person is determined to be an eligible voter.
Brewer's position makes sense. It also would seem to be supported by the U.S. Justice Department, which oversees voting requirements, and has already reviewed and given its approval to the Proposition 200 identification rules.
Nevertheless, the governor's veto could end up preventing use of the new requirements in the upcoming September elections unless a new bill that is acceptable to her can be passed by the Legislature before it adjourns, which is targeted for April 15.
We are disappointed in the apparent efforts of the attorney general and the governor to thwart the will of the people. Proposition 200 has withstood every legal challenge to this point and been given the go-ahead by the Justice Department.
At this time, the correct place to decide any issues about the constitutionality of the voting provisions is not in the governor's office, but rather in the court system. The governor and the legislature should implement the provisions of the law unless the courts or the Justice Department say otherwise.
It makes no sense to continue to stall this process. The voters have spoken. Gov. Napolitano should be listening to them.
Well, Arizona...you elected the Marxist Bitch...now live with her. All of you "Conservatives" who sat it out to "send a message"...did you get the response now?
unfortunate turn of events it would seem
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano was probably elected by the illegal votes of illegal aliens - she's a democrat. Arizona is getting just what it tolerates!
You win some and you lose some...but this was a battle, not the campaign.
She said she would uphold the law if the Federal Election Commission said it was kosher...they did...she didn't.
All Arizonans need to remember that at the polls next year.
She is an outright LIAR. She needs to be called a LIAR.
FL has an ID requirement and there is ZERO problems with provisional ballots.
Other states require ID with ZERO issues with the federal laws.
SHE IS LYING, SHE IS A LIAR.
This is why I have no sympathy for all those retired RATs that voted for her but are stressed by illegal aliens ...
Conservative women voted... they voted for Janet.
I for one did not vote for this Marxist Bitch (you were thinking the very same words I was). I voted for Salmon.
Her days are numbered.
This may actually be a good thing. Parallels the outrage growing over judges.
She's right. It's a sad, pathetic fact.
(current company notwithstanding)
I can gladly say I DID NOT vote for her. I voted for Matt Salmon. You can't blame me.
I find the timing of this veto extremely suspect - especially with the MMP in full swing and bring massive pressure down on the OBL bureaucracy.
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"Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano has thrown another roadblock in the path of attempts to implement Proposition 200 provisions, which were approved by voters last November. She vetoed a bill Friday that would have implemented the election requirements of the law."
Get on the horn and call your congressman or woman on this issue. Really doesn't cost much. Get your point across. No more illegal alliens at tax-payer expense. Tell em you have had a belly full. I told all mine today. Had one on the phone for twenty minutes. No reason to put up with this burden. Don't be shy tell em why!!!
Smash her in '06. Bash her daily from now until then.
Every one of these props are killed by pro illegal politicians.
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