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.
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Of course the scumbag vetoed the bill. Voter fraud is a democrat special and the way they win many elections.
You need a photo ID to vote in Florida and you know we have never had a problem with elections...snark...lol
Is there a DFL'er that does?
After all, without voter fraud they would never be a majority even in Minnesota.
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.
...buy an “M” rated video game atleast here in Michigan.
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.
I guess this means Pawlenty can’t count on winning his state if he’s the nominee. /s
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.
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?
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...
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.
Everyone should be asking why Democrats support voter fraud.
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?
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
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.”
Makes sense. They recently “elected” Franken.
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?
Kick the dope out of office. But first make the remainder of his term miserable.
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