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April 9,
2009 Volume
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In This
Issue ·
Photo
ID ·
Visitors of
the Week ·
A Little Bit
of Humor… E-Mail
cynthia.davis@house.mo.gov Special Committee on Children
and Families
Chair
Chair Special Committee on State
Parks and Waterways Official Homepage for Official Government Homepage for
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Have a
Blessed Easter
No
matter what happens in government, we have hope because Christ is our
Living Savior. May God bless all of you.
We’re
Called the “Show Me” State We are about to give the nickname “Show-Me
State” additional meaning by requiring photo identification to vote (HJR
9). Other states already require this, and it is time for us to
join them in protecting the election process. Apparently, some
out-of-state callers have attempted to alarm people, telling them
falsehoods with grave distortions about this proposal. There is
nothing to fear. In an effort to correct misinformation you may
hear, I offer you these facts: Currently
our election process is vulnerable to fraud because anyone can use a
simple utility bill as identity. A utility bill is not enough
identity to board an airplane, get a credit card or do banking in our
country. Offering a photo ID when voting, such as a driver
license, would eliminate the likelihood of others claiming to be who
they are not. Some of my
constituents stated that these callers have told them that the state was
taking away the right to vote from seniors and low-income
individuals. This proposal does not take away anyone’s right to
vote. 
Our proposal will place the question to the
voters by putting it on the November 2010 ballot as a constitutional
amendment. If the House and Senate pass this proposal, the voters
will decide if they want to show photo identification when they
vote. If approved, the language will go into the The proposal heading to the House floor will
also make voting easier by expanding hours when people can vote and by
allowing people to vote in advance of the Tuesday election without any
particular reason. The authenticity of the voter must also be
verified through a government-issued form of identification. This
could be a driver license or a passport. For those who do not
drive, the state of None of us should want to see our elections
subverted by van loads of people rounded up and herded into our polling
places to vote illegally. Our election authority finds bogus
registrations every year. If we wait for more egregious scenarios
to occur before we act, we will have let down our constituents who
trusted us to keep the process clean. Every system is tested by
cheaters at some point, and it behooves government to protect our
innocent citizens. Honest people want integrity in our
elections. If nothing suspicious is happening, why be afraid of
verifying who is voting? Turning our elections into a free-for-all
will prevent us from ever electing worthy or honorable people to correct
the corruption. Our country was made great by our virtuous conduct
and our willingness to hold people accountable to a definable standard.
The final vote on this bill is still weeks off, but if you should
get one of those phone calls, don’t believe all you hear. We are
simply trying to secure the election process for the citizens of
Why is Your
thoughts are important to me, so please let me know what you think about
voter ID. You can send me your opinion by clicking
here:
Cynthia Davis Visitors
of the Week Immaculate
Conception Catholic
Last week I was
visited by 49 eighth graders from
The eighth
grade teachers, who do so much for our students, are Karen Wappelhorst
(left) and Pat Turnure (right). A
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governor of
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