Editorial: Voter ID laws are a solution in search of a problem
Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Feb. 15, 2015, Las Vegas Sun.
As the state’s top election official, Barbara Cegavske, Nevada’s newly elected secretary of state, supports a proposal that would require voters to show identification at the polls. Republicans in the Legislature also support the plan.
At first glance, it sounds smart. People should show some sort of proof of who they are before they vote, shouldn’t they?
But ask a few questions about the proposed voter ID law, and you’ll see another side of the issue.
What problem does this fix?
That is a question proponents of voter ID laws have a difficult time answering.