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Originally Posted by JAAASH
Yes, but you are presupposing that they will just quit looking into fraud. I don't believe they would do this without mandatory ID laws being passed, which would then save all this money you want to save. Do YOU see why?
They aren't spending $60k per year looking into fraud. They're spending $60k per year looking into non-existent fraud, which has the side benefit of making voting more difficult for the poor. Before this law was passed, there were regular checks for in-person voter fraud in the state. Guess how many cases turned up?
1.
Some kid tried to vote as his father, had the same name. He was caught under the old system. Please note voter ID would not help in that case, what with him having the same name as his father.
I suppose to big government types, that seems like a good use of money. I feel like it could be better used elsewhere, and I'll do what I can to make the State realize that.