Mauro Wavers on Voter ID Cards
Mike Mauro, candidate for Iowa Secretary of State, “left some opening” for tougher ID requirements at the polls, according to a reporter with the Marshalltown Times-Republican. Reporter Ken Black wrote about Mauro’s appearance there Tuesday.
Mauro said such an ID card would have to be provided at no charge to the voter. But he said it was unnecessary to require ID cards because pollworkers can already card voters when they deem it advisable. Chapter 49.77 (3)
People worried about unauthorized voting should look beyond the very rare person who tries it at the polls. They should worry about the fraudster who knows computers better than the election workers do. He can cast many unauthorized votes and cover his trail better than anyone who foolishly signs in as someone he is not, or registers under false pretenses.
It’s not the voters, it’s the technology that ought to worry us. The fact that ID cards get discussed at campaign stops whereas voting machines do not also worries me.