Illinois: legislator to introduce voter I.D. bill
The Madison Record reports: Making voters produce a picture ID before they can cast a vote is not designed to pick on minorities, according to a veteran Illinois legislator.
State Rep. Ron Stephens (R-Greenville) will introduce a proposal requiring state-issued identification cards be presented by voters at the polls. He is holding a press conference at 2 p.m. today at the St. Clair County Courthouse in Belleville.
The proposal, which would require voters have a driver's license or Secretary of State-issued identification card, is not meant to "make it difficult for the poor to vote," he said.
"How many people don't have an ID?" he said. -- Madison County Record | Voter ID law to be introduced in Illinois
Comment: I wonder if Mr. Stephens is so out of touch that he does not realize that many people don't have ID. Or perhaps he knows exactly what he is doing.