Monday, August 28, 2006

Damned if you do . . .

This law--overturned by a Florida judge on behalf of Left-leaning political types, is the type of law that would deter groups from destroying voter registration forms as is alleged of late. Obviously the law could be abused in its enforcement. But prosecutors always have discretion and I don't suspect they would hammer/bankrupt the League of Women Voters if they failed to timely turn in registrations due to a hurricane.

This law is an example of efforts to strengthen election oversight because you don't readily get "do overs" in elections, so those who are prone to break the rules need to be motivated not to risk getting caught. But it bothers me that every attempt to deter fraud in elections is treated by the Left as an infringement of a Constitutional right or an effort to disenfranchise people.

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