The New York Times Editorial: New Standards for Elections

I agree that election reform is necessary. I'm not sure I agree with The New York Times on all their suggestions. Mostly, I'm not in favor of uniform, federal standards. I believe in states rights and powers. I also strongly disagree with the two below. I may accused of being racist, but it's preposterous to believe that people can't get ID's that are uniform within a state and the way to reduce "voter suppression" of minorities on the basis of being former felons is to reduce the number of people committing felonies in the first place!:

"10. Fair and uniform voter ID rules. No voter should lose his right to vote because he is required to produce identification he does not have. ID requirements should allow for an expansive array of acceptable identification. The rules should be posted at every polling place, and poll workers should be carefully trained so no one is turned away, as happened repeatedly this year, for not having ID that was not legally required.

11. An end to minority vote suppression. Protections need to be put in place to prevent Election Day challengers from turning away qualified minority voters or slowing down voting in minority precincts. More must be done to stop the sort of dirty tricks that are aimed at minority voters every year, like fliers distributed in poor neighborhoods warning that people with outstanding traffic tickets are ineligible to vote. Laws barring former felons from voting, which
disproportionately disenfranchise minorities, should be rescinded."