From a Wall Street Journal editorial on 9/22/2005 about the new Carter/Baker voting reform commission's suggested reforms:
The voter-ID recommendations are particularly noteworthy, however, because for decades the left has maintained that voter fraud isn't a problem. In fact, it's increased in recent years. Former New York Congresswoman Susan Molinari, who served on the commission, notes bluntly in the report that, 'In 2004, elections in Washington state and Wisconsin were decided by illegal votes.' She continues, 'In other states, notably the states of Ohio and New York, voter rolls are filled with fictional voters like Elmer Fudd and Mary Poppins.' Just three of the 21 commissioners dissented over this recommendation, and one was former Senate Democratic Majority Leader Tom Daschle. He likened the ID requirements to a 'poll tax,' perhaps because it would stop Democrats from winning elections with last-minute turnout on Indian reservations in South Dakota. Just a guess.
For a great look at voter fraud, read Stealing Elections by John Fund, which includes a chapter on South Dakota.
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