Does that sound familiar?
Indiana Democrats maintain that the bill is a thinly-veiled attempt to disenfranchise thousands of some of their more reliable voters, including college students, elderly and low-income citizens.
"This is all about trying to prevent people from voting," said Dan Parker, chairman of the Indiana State Democratic Party, to the Dallas Morning News. "There's still never been one case of voter impersonation prosecuted in Indiana. Not one."
State Republicans, meanwhile, say that election fraud is almost impossible to prove, but that their state's voter ID bill protects the integrity of elections. The bill also makes it easy for voters to obtain valid identification free of charge.
"These are measures of integrity that aren't onerous, overly burdensome and don't turn voters away, but instead show people we take elections seriously," Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita told the DMN.
If you're following the debate on Texas' voter ID bill, either here on Texas Watchdog (where we explored the difficulty public lawyers have in prosecuting apparent cases of voter fraud) or any other newspaper or blog, set aside five minutes or so and check out the DMN story. Both sides get ample time to air their positions on the Indiana measure, while the paper offers plenty of details on the merits and drawbacks of the bill.
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