Letter to the Editor: Sylianteng Commends Courts for Halting Voter ID Law

HGConservative October 3, 2012 at 12:37 pm

The most common complaint I've heard about this law is that the free ID did not go into effect early enough. Does that mean you would support the Voter ID law for future elections?

Will Sylianteng October 3, 2012 at 06:41 pm

My main concern is that people who are eligible to vote are able to vote. I have no real issue with the concept of photo ID. My main issue with this law is the way it was rushed through and how they tried to implement it for poltical gains specifically for this election (the way they sold the law also was irritating and frankly downright dishonest - in my opinion). All that said, going forward - now that it is in the books- the Commonwealth's concern should be to get a well-thought out program out there to make sure that everyone registered to vote is able to and encouraged to vote in future elections (whether we can agree on what that program should look like...well that is for another day and another blog post).

HGConservative October 3, 2012 at 07:12 pm

Why don't you put up a blog post now about what it should look like?
Anyone who can get out of the house to vote can get out of the house once every five years for a photo ID. In my opinion, the only complaint about the Voter ID law that makes any sense at all is how late the free ID became available. Given the fact that people could still cast a provisional ballot and provide ID later, even that seems like a hard case to make. Regardless, you should be just as concerned that everyone who is able to vote is eligible to vote.