When we moved a few months ago, my wife and I both submitted a change of address form to the Shelby County Election Commission, sent on the same day. Her new voter registration card came in the mail during early voting, in the form of a flimsy little postcard that almost got lost in a pile of junk mail. My voter registration card was either lost in the mail or was never delivered, but I was able to vote using my new driver’s license, which arrived just a few days after ordering it online.
Q. What sort of identification does one need in order to cast a vote?
A. All you need is a voter registration card. There is no ID check.
Q. How paranoid must I be to fear my voter registration card was swiped by somebody planning to engage in voter fraud?
A. This is Shelby County, where even the dead vote.
Q. What does that mean for me?
A. You’ll want to be first in line for every future election, unless you want to risk someone else voting for you.
Thanks, Democrats! I really appreciate your stance on voter ID laws.
On the other hand, now that Republicans control the state legislature, perhaps they will pass a voter reform law. Where does Gov. Bredesen stand on the issue?
Where he stands on every issue. On the fence or on the pile of money.