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Minnesota governor vetoes voter identification bill
Reuters ^ | May 26, 2011

Posted on 05/26/2011 3:44:00 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

(Reuters) - Democratic Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have required voters to provide photo identification to cast votes.

Dayton cited a lack of broad bi-partisan support for the bill and its potential as a $23 million unfunded mandate on local governments in part for his veto. The Republican-led Legislature had sent the bill to him on Monday.

Supporters had argued the bill would strengthen the integrity of the election system in Minnesota.

Dayton said he did not believe voter fraud to be a significant problem in Minnesota and that the reason most often cited for requiring photo identification, felons voting, would not be resolved by the bill.

"We have the highest voter turnout year after year and under intense, bipartisan scrutiny, the recent statewide recounts have highlighted how reliable the results are," Dayton said in a letter notifying the Senate of his veto.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Of course the scumbag vetoed the bill. Voter fraud is a democrat special and the way they win many elections.


21 posted on 05/26/2011 4:16:59 PM PDT by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

You need a photo ID to vote in Florida and you know we have never had a problem with elections...snark...lol


22 posted on 05/26/2011 4:18:20 PM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Dayton said he did not believe voter fraud to be a significant problem in Minnesota...

Is there a DFL'er that does?

After all, without voter fraud they would never be a majority even in Minnesota.

23 posted on 05/26/2011 4:26:12 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Disgraceful. the Voter ID wave is sweeping the states. Tens of thousands of illegals VOTED in Colorado last Nov! Raz says 77% of Americans want this. Any Governor who stands against Voter Id is going down.


24 posted on 05/26/2011 4:30:36 PM PDT by DefundLaRaza (STOP THE HATE! http://www.DefundLaRaza.com/donate)
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To: DTogo

...buy an “M” rated video game atleast here in Michigan.


25 posted on 05/26/2011 4:50:30 PM PDT by nerdwithagun (I'd rather go gun to gun then knife to knife.)
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To: DefundLaRaza

So how is the old soapbox and ballot box working out for you America?

I have a supply precious metals in boxes I would like to donate to LaRaza and the NBP.

No gold or silver, all copper jacketed lead.


26 posted on 05/26/2011 4:52:46 PM PDT by MikeSteelBe ( "Failure to speak out against evil is evil itself" - Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
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To: All; Free ThinkerNY

I guess this means Pawlenty can’t count on winning his state if he’s the nominee. /s


27 posted on 05/26/2011 5:19:20 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Racism, rather than rationality, means Obama will be president until Fri., Jan. 20, 2017.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Thanks for the link, and let’s not forget ACORN’s trunk load of ballots, well, unless you only need one ID per trunk load.


28 posted on 05/26/2011 5:22:05 PM PDT by Son House (Finally, People Lie, Because They Feel If They Tell The Truth, They Won't Get What They Want.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

How does it cost 23 million dollars to look at an ID before having to find a name in a registry and then give that person a ballot?


29 posted on 05/26/2011 5:25:42 PM PDT by hattend (Obama is better than OJ... He found a killer while on the golf course.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
so anything less than SIGNIFICANT voter fraud is acceptable... right??? so long as they vote RAT that is
30 posted on 05/26/2011 5:26:17 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Chode

Man Who Pleaded Guilty On Drug Charge Gets To Vote (MN-2008)

http://wcco.com/local/drug.charges.man.2.815763.html

laws are only for republicans...


31 posted on 05/26/2011 5:32:21 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB ( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Dayton would never call a special session to give them an opportunity for an over ride.

This is corrupt government - corrupt to the core. Not allowing the legislative branch to respond in a debate after you get in your jab is undemocratic and unamerican.

32 posted on 05/26/2011 5:37:54 PM PDT by fwdude (Prosser wins, Goonions lose.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Everyone should be asking why Democrats support voter fraud.


33 posted on 05/26/2011 5:42:13 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: WOBBLY BOB
yup... silly rabbit, laws are for Republicans
34 posted on 05/26/2011 5:44:13 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Free ThinkerNY; stainlessbanner; Pelham

Sorry for decent Yankees...ya’ll have some crazy white people up there.

We can swap our libs for u guys to come down here.

You can even bring Union blue memorabilia...belive it or not...we are cool with it.

Just careful with the matches ok?


35 posted on 05/26/2011 5:45:58 PM PDT by wardaddy (All the social libs who left last go around have crawled back...they can't help themselves)
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To: theDentist

so he wanted to veto the bill which will let the voters say if they want a perverted marriage or a real normal one.
He did the abortion one and now this.

OK this is all in 3 days as far as I know so what is going on with this radical lunatic

He wants to do all this then fine but the GOP had better raise the homo pervert issue as well as this as these two are the majority.

The problem for the perverts, cross dressers and the radical socialists is that they surround themselves with like minded radicals and then think they are the majority but when the voters come out and the ones who stay silent then they find they are a small minority and then they get all into baby tantrums


36 posted on 05/26/2011 5:52:27 PM PDT by manc (Hannity is a fraud , he admitted he's socially liberal on his show, he's took us for suckers)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Dayton Vetoes Voter ID Bill Despite Broad Public Support
http://kstp.com/news/stories/S2130331.shtml?cat=1

“According to our exclusive new SurveyUSA poll, 76% of Minnesotans say they’d vote in favor of voter ID. Only 18% oppose the idea.”


37 posted on 05/26/2011 5:54:47 PM PDT by Son House (Finally, People Lie, Because They Feel If They Tell The Truth, They Won't Get What They Want.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Makes sense. They recently “elected” Franken.


38 posted on 05/26/2011 6:13:35 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Democrats = authoritarian socialists)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

So lets see the Democrat governor believes that the Majority in a Democracy doesn’t matter because in order for things to get done they must have “broad bi-partisan support” is that WTF?


39 posted on 05/26/2011 6:15:48 PM PDT by Typical_Whitey (Bibi to Obama: "History will not give the Jewish people another chance")
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Kick the dope out of office. But first make the remainder of his term miserable.


40 posted on 05/26/2011 6:16:20 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Democrats = authoritarian socialists)
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