House ups ante with voter ID bill

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Telegraph Editorial

If a voter ID bill fails to emerge from the state Legislature this year, supporters won’t have much trouble figuring out who to blame: their Republican “friends” in the House of Representatives.

... the Republican-controlled chamber ... turned aside a Senate-approved bill that had earned the backing of Secretary of State William Gardner and the New Hampshire City & Town Clerks Association in favor of its own version that did not.

And since Gov. John Lynch has made it clear he has no intention of permitting such a bill to pass without a veto fight – he already has won four veto showdowns over GOP-sponsored voter ID bills – every vote will count ...

Remember: There is little evidence to suggest voter fraud is or has ever been a problem in New Hampshire – the infamous Project Veritas stunt during January’s presidential primary notwithstanding. So there is no need to rush into law any bill that has the potential to turn away voters.

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