"Election integrity"

 You will often hear the phrase “election integrity” when Republicans are discussing ways to make it more difficult to vote.  Today, for example, my sister was unable to drop off her husband’s ballot at the drop box because each voter must drop off her or his own ballot.  To illustrate how stupid this is, if you mail in the ballot, a postal employee is delivering it, not the voter.  So why is this rule in place?  To discourage voting.

It is the same with voter I.D.  Of course that sounds easy.  Doesn’t everyone have a picture I.D?  The answer is no, not everyone does.  This is especially true of the elderly or people who live in shelters.  It sounds reasonable, but it is put in place to cut down the number of voters.  

More poll watchers from out of the precinct?  It’s not for election integrity, it is to scare voters away.  Fewer drop boxes.  No more on-line registration.  Fewer voting precincts.  All for “election integrity.”  All to cut down on the Democratic vote.