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The case for voter ID: It will be easy to vote, hard to cheat

Should photo ID be required to vote? The majority of Minnesotans say yes in every opinion poll ever conducted. Minnesotans no longer trust our antiquated election system. Some 64 percent say voter fraud is a serious problem.
Full storyFull story Updated Oct. 13, 2012

COMMENTARY BY DAN MCGRATH
Keep it easy to vote by ensuring ballot integrity

Opponents of Minnesota's constitutional amendment to require a valid photo ID prior to voting are increasingly crying wolf rather than focusing on the facts.
Full storyFull story Updated Oct. 5, 2012

COMMENTARY BY NORM COLEMAN
Source of real voter fraud is ignored

A view of the issue from Florida.
Full storyFull story Updated Sep. 28, 2012

COMMENTARY BY JOHN ROMANO , Tampa Bay Times
Voter ID won't disenfranchise me

One hears how it will disenfranchise the disabled. I'm here to say it won't.
Full storyFull story Updated Sep. 24, 2012

COMMENTARY BY ELIZABETH MANSFIELD
The eligibility to vote must be airtight

Our case over competence seeks to square the law with the Constitution.
Full storyFull story Updated Sep. 4, 2012

COMMENTARY BY ANDY CILEK and RON KAUS
Mark Ritchie is abusing his office

Katherine Kersten says he replaced the Legislature's straightforward voter ID amendment title "with a fog of bureaucratic gobbledygook."
Full storyFull story Updated Sep. 4, 2012

COMMENTARY BY KATHERINE KERSTEN
Voter ID: Ritchie's rewording is out of bounds

The Legislature has primacy on ballot title for voter ID amendment.
Full storyFull story Updated Sep. 4, 2012

COMMENTARY BY SCOTT NEWMAN

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Lori Sturdevant: Send voter ID back to Legislature

That's where laws are made and can readily be refined, unlike with the Constitution.
Full storyFull story Updated Nov. 3, 2012

COMMENTARY BY LORI STURDEVANT , Star Tribune
Beware of changes to the state Constitution

Just vote "no" to the proposed amendments.
Full storyFull story Updated Nov. 2, 2012

COMMENTARY BY DAVID LEBEDOFF
Gov. Mark Dayton: Send voter ID back to legislators

There are too many costs, too many questions. It needs more work.
Full storyFull story Updated May. 2, 2013

COMMENTARY BY MARK DAYTON
Voter ID: Like pulling on a thread

Proponents can't explain away the trouble it would cause.
Full storyFull story Updated Oct. 29, 2012

COMMENTARY BY AMY BERGQUIST
Editorial: Vote 'no' on photo ID amendment

It's an unnecessary and costly amendment.
Full storyFull story Updated Oct. 23, 2012

COMMENTARY BY EDITORIAL BOARD
The case against voter ID: It restricts voting rights, will result in tax hikes

On Nov. 6, Minnesotans from all corners of the state will go to the polls to choose who will represent them over the next two to six years. This includes choosing the next president, a U.S. senator, members of Congress and state legislators.
Full storyFull story Updated Oct. 13, 2012

COMMENTARY BY DON NESS and DEBBIE WHITE
Photo ID shouldn't be required to vote

Sure, there are benefits, but the current voting ease is important
Full storyFull story Updated Oct. 12, 2012

COMMENTARY BY LAURA FREDRICK WANG

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Voter ID: Fraud prevention or fiasco?

A week before Election Day, sponsor of amendment defends the proposal in a debate with a prominent critic.

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Updated Oct. 31, 2012

Voter fraud: Stuffing ballot boxes or the stuff of myth?

As decision day nears on the voter ID amendment, there's little agreement on whether fraud is a problem in Minnesota.

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Updated Oct. 29, 2012

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