The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/31/8
While the merits of both issues would seem to make partisan infighting almost silly, the fact remains that Mississippi legislators will find the contentious issues of voter identification and early voting politically intertwined during the 2009 regular session.
State Republicans have long pushed for voter ID requirements, citing voter fraud concerns. State Democrats have long pushed back against such regulations, citing the state’s history of literacy tests, poll taxes and voter intimidation.
Early voting is less easily pigeon-holed along partisan lines. Republican Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann supports early voting, but is also a proponent of voter ID laws.
But state Republican Party chairman Brad White enunciates the position of many Mississippi Republicans on early voting.
Magnolia Tribune
