GOP to stage push for voter ID laws
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Sun Herald: Mississippi Republicans hope to use a ballot initiative to enact voter identification laws, the source of bitter political fighting with Democrats for years. The state GOP hopes to raise $200,000 for mail outs, radio ads and manpower to promote the petition for voting law changes. Nearly 90,000 signatures would be required by an October deadline to allow the voter ID measure to appear on the ballot with Congressional elections in 2010. If the October deadline is missed and the group is able to get the nearly 90,000 signatures by a February deadline, the measure could appear on the 2011 ballot. Sen. Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, who sponsored the ballot initiative, said Friday it is estimated the group already has about 25,000 signatures. “You will have a really good turnout to vote this up or down,” Fillingane said. The initiative requires voters to present a government-issued photo identification before being allowed to vote. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety would issue free forms of ID to those eligible to vote, but can’t afford a traditional state issued form of ID. There are also some exemptions for people living and voting in “state licensed care facilities” and those with religious objections to having their pictures taken.
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