Voter ID Amendment in MNPeter Ampe

Background

• Consequences of Voter Fraud• Consequences of Voter ID amendment• MN Constitution Update

Pro-Amendment

• Voter Fraud Convictions• Current Voter Requirements• Address Issues With Proposition

Anti-Amendment

• Unnecessary and Useless• May Turn Away Eligible Voters• Costs• Vagueness of Bill

Mediation

• Compromises for Both Sides• Request, not Require• Non-photo ID Requirement

(The Bill Did Not Pass)

Works Cited

• Belden, Doug. "Voter ID: If Amendment Passes, Work on Law's Details Remains."TwinCities.com. Pioneer Press, 10 Oct. 2012. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. <http://www.twincities.com/ci_21736345/vote-2012-if-minnesota-voter-id-amendment-passes>.

• "Constitution of the State of Minnesota." Minnesota Legislature. The Office of the Revisor of Statutes, n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. <https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/constitution/>.

• Kuebelbeck, Amy, “Voters to Decide on Photo ID Measures.” AARP Bulletin, October 2012, at p. 36. • "Protecting Voting Rights." Protecting Voter Rights-Photo ID. League of Women Voters Minnesota, n.d.

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<http://www.protectmyvote.com/?page_id=90>.• “Voter ID for MN Is a Political Action Committee Registered with the Secretary of Stateâ™s Office and �

the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board."Www.voteridformn. Voter ID for Minnesota, 2012. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. <http://www.voteridformn.com/>.

• York, Byron. "York: When 1,099 Felons Vote in Race Won by 312 Ballots." Breaking Washington DC News, US Politics News and Analysis. The Examiner, 6 Aug. 2012. Web. 04 Nov. 2012. <http://washingtonexaminer.com/york-when-1099-felons-vote-in-race-won-by-312-ballots/article/2504163>.

• "Immigration to the United States." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Jan. 2012. Web. 04 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States>.