John Fund on Voter Fraud

An update to an earlier post: Hat tip to Chris B -
John Fund on Voter Fraud on National Review Online: "'Some of the world's most clever people are attracted to politics, because that's where the power is,' says University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato. 'So they're always going to be one step ahead of the law.'"

How can Mexico have a more secure voting process than the US? And when the US ranks 139th out of 163 democracies in the world, in voter participation rates, our less secure, more open process, doesn't seem to be working all that well to attract voters to the booth. In fact, another quote cited makes some sense out of this lack of participation: "Nearly 10 percent of Americans believe their votes are not counted accurately, and almost as many worry that this is the case, according to a July 2004 poll by John Zogby."

It's time we move to requiring picture ID, presented at the polling site and require pre-registration at least one week in advance of an election (in Wisconsin, you can register on-site the day of an election with nothing more than a utility bill with an address!). We also need to create a cross-reference database to ensure that homeowners in two states (ie New York & Florida) don't vote twice.