(VIDEO) Committee Rejects Simon’s Request to Loosen Voter ID Language
The Hopkins and St. Louis Park legislator wanted ‘photograph’ removed from the proposed amendment.
Hopkins and St. Louis Park Rep. Steve Simon (DFL-District 44A) failed in his attempt Thursday to change a proposed constitutional amendment that would require all voters to show ID. Instead of requiring photo ID, Simon suggested the language refer to voters “whose physical identity or likeness has been verified before voting in a manner prescribed by law.” Removing “photograph” from the amendment would keep it relevant even if technology moves past actual photographs. “This drivers license is the means to the end. It shouldn’t be the end in itself,” Simon told the House Government Operations and Elections Committee. “I don’t think we should get so hung up on whether a drivers license or photo ID is the be-all, end-all. The key thing is we …
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