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→re: claim that early voting undermines voter ID: interesting notes on voter ID and no-excuse absentee voting
I reverted [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Early_voting&diff=1018436&oldid=1018367 this edit] because it does not have a solid factual basis. First of all, some of the early voting states listed in the article do not even have voter ID laws in effect (Nevada, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Carolina). Second of all, some strict photo ID states like Georgia have no-excuse absentee balloting as a failsafe to prevent disenfranchisement of voters who may otherwise like photo ID. ''See'' ''Common Cause/Georgia v. Billups'', 504 F.Supp.2d 1333, 1379 (2007). Finally, the edit ignores laws of states like Illinois, which require early voters (such as Obama this election) to present ID, but not Election Day voters. [[User:GregG|GregG]] 20:32, 13 November 2012 (EST)
I reverted [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Early_voting&diff=1018436&oldid=1018367 this edit] because it does not have a solid factual basis. First of all, some of the early voting states listed in the article do not even have voter ID laws in effect (Nevada, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Carolina). Second of all, some strict photo ID states like Georgia have no-excuse absentee balloting as a failsafe to prevent disenfranchisement of voters who may otherwise like photo ID. ''See'' ''Common Cause/Georgia v. Billups'', 504 F.Supp.2d 1333, 1379 (2007). Finally, the edit ignores laws of states like Illinois, which require early voters (such as Obama this election) to present ID, but not Election Day voters. [[User:GregG|GregG]] 20:32, 13 November 2012 (EST)
'''EDITED TO ADD''': Incidentally, you might be interested to know that Georgia's 2005 photo ID act (HB 244, Act 53) also instituted no-excuse absentee voting. Additionally, from my reading of the trial documents in ''South Carolina v. U.S.'', the supporters of photo voter ID saw no-excuse absentee voting as a concession that could be offered to secure compromise. [[User:GregG|GregG]] 20:59, 13 November 2012 (EST)