Conservatively Speaking
State Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) represents parts of four counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Walworth. Her Senate District 28 includes New Berlin, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Muskego, Waterford, Big Bend and parts of Greenfield, East Troy, and Mukwonago. Senator Lazich has been in the Legislature for more than a decade. She considers herself a tireless crusader for lower taxes, reduced spending and smaller government.
Photo ID didn't stop Indiana voters
By Mary Lazich
Saturday, May 24 2008, 10:02 AM
Lost in the story about a dozen nuns in Indiana being prevented from voting because they did not have photo ID is the huge turnout in the Indiana primary.
Indiana has the strictest photo ID requirement in the country, a law that was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Critics of photo ID claimed the law would disenfranchise voters and reduce voter turnout.
Hardly.
The Associated Press reports, “Voting appeared to run smoothly, despite the fears of some elections experts that the photo ID law could cause confusion at the polls. More than 1.6 million votes were cast Tuesday in the Democratic and GOP presidential races with nearly all precincts reporting, according to unofficial tallies by The Associated Press. That smashed the 1992 primary turnout of a little more than 1 million votes.”
The Indiana experience proves again that photo ID is not the problem in America’s voting system.
