Despite 'mass fraud' claims, data shows few Kentuckians use student IDs to vote

I have mixed feelings about this. Personally, I was never able to reconcile myself to voting in local elections when I was in the college or the military. My reasoning was that it was not my permanent residence and in a few years I would be moving on. I always requested absentee ballots from my home town.

My biggest concern is the so called "motor voter" laws. Simply put, they do not require proof of citizenship, only attestation. Closely following that is universal mail in voting, at least in this state. Preliminary canvasing results point to a large number of ballots voted that were delivered to addressees where the voter was unknown. This seemed especially true in rental heavy urban areas and may be related to college turnover. The question of course becomes, who voted?

That brings us back to IDs. I am all in favor of requiring a positive ID to vote. I live in a small town, with a little over 2500 voters. Still, I would like to see IDs used, or at least signature verification. My caveat with ID would be that at least in states that allow same day registration, citizenship should be verified, with some feature on the card to show as much. Someone is bound to argue that makes it harder for minorities. Poppycock, non driver IDs are generally available for a nominal fee, and are required to buy alcohol, tobacco products, and to apply for state aid. In fact, despite liberal rhetoric, the vast majority of developed nations in fact require photo ID to vote. including all of the European nations excepting the UK, where it varies by region. Most also ban absentee ballots with very limited exceptions, and those require photo ID and in most cases, third party verification.