Monday, March 26, 2012

Voter ID laws may be illegal

The Independence Party of Minnesota has an interesting article on voter ID, "Voter ID requires elimination of all license fees and faster service", Peter Tharaldson

That is, if a driver's license is required to vote and a fee is charged for obtaining a driver's license, is that not a poll tax?  A poll tax is prohibited by the 24th Amendment to the Constitution:
The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
Where are the strict constructionists on this issue?