Lake County Clerk Apparently Clueless
ArchPundit
Progress Illinois covers Lake County incompetence.
I’m not sure why checking IDs for everyone is even a concern in this case:
Starting in mid-August, Helander’s staff began flagging questionable mail-in voter registration applications — over 1,000 in total by the time the October 7 registration deadline passed. All told, those cards make up a fairly small fraction of the 28,020 new registrations fielded by the clerk since the summer. They’ve since been set aside for investigation by the county’s state’s attorney and sheriff offices.
Even though the “compromised” registrations have not been added to the voter rolls, Helander has asked the state’s attorney whether she could legally require voters to present some form of identification in the precincts where most of the problematic forms originated. Incidentally, those areas — Waukegan, North Chicago, and Zion — tend to lean Democratic. As such, this proposal raises questions about whether the Republican official is simply intent on overseeing a fair election or using broad concerns about “voter fraud” to suppress Democratic votes in the county, which will play a pivotal role in the tight race for the 10th Congressional District.
If you do not have a driver’s license, State Identification Card or
social security number, and this form is submitted by mail, and
you have never registered to vote in the jurisdiction you are now
registering in, then you must send, with this application, either (i)
a copy of a current and valid photo identification, or (ii) a copy of a
current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,
or other government document that shows the name and address
of the voter. If you do not provide the information required above,
then you will be required to provide election officials with either (i)
or (ii) described above the first time you vote at a voting place or
by absentee ballot
Everyone in Illinois has had to prove their identity or they do so when they first vote. There’s no point in checking everyone when anyone who is a new registrant by mail has to provide proof of identity already.
Fail.
