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State lawmaker wants to require ID to vote
4/30/2008
Mike Riopell, Pantagraph
SPRINGFIELD -- After
a U.S. Supreme Court decision this week, a Republican lawmaker says he plans to push forward with a plan to require Illinois
voters to show a photo identification card before casting a ballot.
The nation’s high court this week upheld
an Indiana law requiring IDs for voting. The move essentially gives officials in any state the OK to do the same.
In Illinois, state Rep. David Reis, R-Willow Hill, has been trying to convince his fellow lawmakers to approve a mandatory
ID law for three years without success. He says the requirement of showing proof of identification is important to preventing
voter fraud.
But the Republican-backed concept might not sit well with the Democrat-controlled Illinois House and
Senate. State Rep. David Miller, D-Lynwood, said many Democrats agree that requiring an ID to vote could squeeze out some
voters.
“Unfortunately, a lot of lower-income people don’t have your traditional ID,” he said.
But Reis argues ID cards are routinely required in daily life to buy certain things.
“Why not to
vote?” Reis said.
A House panel narrowly approved Reis’ plan last month, but the full House has yet
to vote. Reis hopes to get a vote in the coming week.
The legislation is House Bill 4403.
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