This is a partial list of commentaries and editorials regarding the link between alleged voter fraud and the push for restrictive voter identification.
These pieces agree that there is little voter fraud that would be prevented by restrictive identification rules at the polls:
- Voter ID: Court Ruling Returns Sanity to Debate (Editorial, The Clarion-Ledger (Miss.), 5/30/08)
- Still Looking for Massive Vote Fraud (Editorial, Dallas Morning News, 5/23/08)
- Texas AG's Wild Goose Chase (Editorial, Austin American-Statesman, 5/22/08)
- Don't Tune Out Voters (Editorial, The Dispatch (Moline, Ill.), 5/22/08)
- Good Reasons to Reject Voter ID (State Sen. Jay Paul Gumm, The Oklahoman, 5/21/08)
- Sebelius Used Veto Pen Wisely (Editorial, Wichita Eagle, 5/20/08)
- Requirement That Voters Identify Themselves Each Time Is A Solution In Search Of A Problem (Editorial, Patriot-News (Pa.), 5/18/08)
- Personal IDs Deter Voters (Editorial, Erie Times-News, 5/18/08)
- Requiring Voters to Show ID Reasonable (Editorial, Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque, Iowa, 5/18/08)
- Voter ID (Editorial, Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/17/08)
- Voter Fraud Issue Isn't Just Photo ID (Editorial, San Antonio Express-News, 5/16/08)
- Forget Voter ID (Editorial, Reno News & Review, 5/15/08)
- Our View on Improving Elections (Editorial, USA Today, 5/14/08)
- Requiring Potential Voters to Show Proof of Citizenship Discourages Voting (Editorial, Orlando Sentinel, 5/14/08)
- In Our View: Photo ID Not Needed (Editorial, Joplin Globe (Mo.), 5/14/08)
- The Myth of Voter Fraud (Editorial, N.Y. Times, 5/13/08)
- Indiana Voters Shut Out For No Rational Reason (Rep. Steny Hoyer & Sen. Chris Dodd, Chicago Tribune, 5/13/08)
- Pure Meanness (Editorial, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 5/13/08)
- "Need" for Voter ID Legislation a Fraud (J. Scott Christianson, Columbia Tribune, 5/13/08)
- Even God Couldn't Vote in Indiana Without Proper ID (Cynthia Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 5/12/08)
- Voter ID Laws Have Put A Lock on the Ballot Box (Laura Scott, Kansas City Star, 5/11/08)
- Court Makes a U-Turn on Voting Rights (Editorial, Miami Herald, 5/11/08)
- Oklahomans Don't Need New Barriers to Voting (Editorial, Norman Transcript (Okla.), 5/10/08)
- Voter ID Court Ruling A Barrier to Ballot Box (Editorial, News-Press (Fla.), 5/10/08)
- Voters Left in the Lurch (Editorial, Las Vegas Sun, 5/3/08)
- Voter ID Not Unconstitutional, But Preposterous (Editorial, Portales News-Tribune (N.M.), 5/3/08)
- Voter ID Laws a Back Door To National ID Card (Victor Landa, San Antonio Express-News, 5/3/08)
- Message: Disenfranchise Away (Editorial, Boston Globe, 5/2/08)
- Voter ID Ruling Will Rank Among Court's Worst (Editorial, Sacramento Bee, 5/1/08)
- Don't Disenfranchise Voters (Editorial, Buffalo News, 5/1/08)
- Supreme Court Affirms an Obstacle to Voting (Editorial, Detroit Free Press, 5/1/08)
- Partisan Supreme Court Errs on Strict Voter ID Laws (Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 4/30/08)
- A Voting Setback (Editorial, Baltimore Sun, 4/30/08)
- Voter ID Ruling A Disservice to Too Many People (Editorial, Ashville Citizen-Times, 4/30/08)
- ID Law Disenfranchises Voters (Editorial, Chicago Sun-Times, 4/30/08)
- Closing Ballot Access (Editorial, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 4/30/08)
- Supreme Politics (Editorial, Louisville Courier-Journal, 4/30/08)
- Voter ID Ruling is a Solution in Search of a Problem (Editorial, San Jose Mercury News, 4/30/08)
- New Poll Tax (Editorial, Daytona Beach News-Journal, 4/30/08)
- Voter ID Law in Search of a Problem (Editorial, Wichita Eagle, 4/30/08)
- The New Poll Tax (Editorial, Rutland Herald (Vt.), 4/30/08)
- Disappointment, But No Surprise (Editorial, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, 4/29/08)
- Voter ID Ruling: An Out-of-Touch Court (Editorial, Kansas City Star, 4/29/08)
- The Court Fumbles on Voting Rights (Editorial, New York Times, 4/29/08)
- "Get Over It" (Editorial, St. Louis Post Dispatch, 4/29/08)
- Limiting Voting Rights: Battle Real Dragons (Editorial, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 4/28/08)
- Voter ID Laws: A "Solution" in Search of a Problem (Marty Lederman, Convictions Blog, Slate, 4/28/08)
- Proposed Law Requiring Photo ID to Vote is Unwise (Editorial, Edit News & Eagle, 4/20/08)
- Voter ID: Contentious Issue Needs to Be Settled (Editorial, Miss. Clarion-Ledger, 3/27/08)
- Report Shows ID Is A Bad Idea (Melanie G. Ramey & Andrea Kaminski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/15/08)
- It's Time to Fix Voting (Editorial, The Sentinel (Carlisle, Penn.), 2/4/08)
- Texas Legislators Gear Up for Another Voter ID Push (Editorial, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 1/29/08)
- Photo ID Laws Are Snapshots of an Ugly Past (Martin Frost, Politico, 1/28/08)
- Voter Identification Requirements at the Poll (Harvey Kronberg, Austin News8, 1/28/08)
- Tennessee Bill Could Do Harm in Search of Phantom Fraud (Editorial, The Tennessean, 1/26/08)
- ID Proposal Would Disenfranchise People (State Sen. Joe Haynes, The Tennessean, 1/26/08)
- Voters Don't Need Photo Identification (Editorial, Erie Times-News, 1/23/08)
- Voter ID Allies Betray King and Democracy (Laughlin McDonald, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1/21/08)
- Today's Poll Tax (Editorial, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.), 1/18/08)
- A Supreme Court Reversal: Abandoning the Rights of Voters (Adam Cohen, New York Times, 1/15/08)
- Voting Rights (Editorial, Winston-Salem Journal, Jan. 15, 2008)
- Indulgence for the "Fraud" Squad (Editorial, Boston Globe, 1/14/08)
- Right to Vote is Absolute (Editorial, Toledo Blade, 1/14/08)
- Fraud Alert (Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, 1/14/08)
- Picture This: Real Voters, Fake Fraud (Tom Blackburn, Palm Beach Post, 1/14/08)
- Strike Down Indiana's Voter ID Requirement (Editorial, Reporter-Times (Morgan County, Ind.), 1/14/08)
- Voter ID Law An Ugly Effort to Subvert Ballot (Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1/13/08)
- Strike Down Indiana's Voter ID Requirement (Editorial, Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.), 1/13/08)
- Photo Identification: The GOP's ID Fraud (Editorial, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/12/08)
- Voter ID Law Is Harmful (Editorial, Pasadena Star-News, 1/12/08)
- Modern-Day Poll Tax (Editorial, Daytona Beach News-Journal, 1/11/08)
- Barrier at the Ballot Box (Frank Moraga, Ventura County Star, 1/11/08)
- The Voter ID Fraud (Garrett Epps, The Nation, 1/10/08)
- The Court and Voter ID's (Editorial, New York Times, 1/9/08)
- Voter ID Laws Require Caution (Editorial, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1/9/08)
- Voter ID Law Is a Fraud (Editorial, Palm Beach Post, 1/9/08)
- Selling a Voter ID Law is Like Selling Snake Oil (Justin Levitt, Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.), 1/9/08)
- Election Burden (Walter Dellinger & Sri Srinivasan, Slate, 1/8/08)
- A Transparent Effort (Editorial, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 1/8/08)
- A Threat to the Ballot Box (Editorial, El Diario, 1/8/08)
- Indiana's Law Tests High Court (Marie Cocco, Indianapolis Star, 1/8/08)
- Ballot Burden: Court Should Rule Photo ID Requirement Unnecessary (Ron Dzwonkowski, Detroit Free Press, 1/6/08)
- Expect Voter ID To Be An Issue, Alas (Editorial, Roanoke Times, 1/5/08)
- Access to Voting Booth Is the American Way (Editorial, The Republican (Springfield, Mass.), 1/1/08)
- Voting-booth Vacancy? Who Cares? (Mark Bennett, Terre-Haute Tribune-Star, 12/14/07)
- Voter Fraud Fraud (Editorial, Boston Globe, 12/13/07)
- Voter ID: Tamping Down Turnout (Chisun Lee, Huffington Post (Off the Bus), 11/13/07)
- Who's Afraid of Democracy? (Deborah Leavy, Philadelphia Daily News, 11/12/07)
- Voter ID Issue May Be More Complicated Than It Seems (Barry Noreen, The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 11/11/07)
- From Commonsense to Nonsense (Marcela Sanchez, Washington Post, 11/9/07)
- Against a National ID (Editorial, L.A. Times, 10/7/07)
- Voter ID Law Retains Cloak of Partisan Politics (Editorial, Terre-Haute Tribune-Star (Ind.), 10/6/07)
- No Reason for Voter ID (Editorial, Toledo Blade, 10/3/07)
- A Test For the Rest? (Editorial, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10/2/07)
- High Court Can Regain Ground; Strike Voter ID (Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 9/30/07)
- A New Poll Tax? (Dan Tokaji, L.A. Times, 9/28/07)
- Voter ID Laws Are Solution to a Problem That Doesn't Exist (Marilou Johanek, column, Toledo Blade, 9/28/07)
- Fear But Few Facts in Debate on Voter I.D.’s (Adam Liptak, N.Y. Times, 9/24/07)
- Voter ID Will Have Limited Impact (Editorial, Hattiesburg American (Miss.), 9/24/07)
- Voter ID Still Stinks (Editorial, Rome News-Tribune, 9/23/07)
- Prepare Yourselves to Vote (Editorial, Terre-Haute Tribune-Star, 9/21/07)
- Needless Hurdle (Editorial, Savannah Morning News, 9/10/07)
- Handel Rehashes Voter ID Ploy (Editorial, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 8/2/07)
- 'Voter ID' Law Is For A Problem That Doesn't Exist (Editorial, Muskegon Chronicle, 7/25/07)
- Response to John Fund's June 13th Commentary (Wendy Weiser, letter to the editor [second item], Wall Street Journal, 6/18/07)
- Access Denied: The Problem With Voter ID Laws (Meg E. Cox, Christian Century, 6/12/07)
- Why Right to Vote, Without an ID, is Worth Fighting For (State Sen. Mario Gallegos, Houston Chronicle, 5/22/07)
- Get Out the Vote; On Second Thought, Let's Suppress It (John Young Column, Waco Tribune-Herald, 5/20/07)
- David and the Goliath of Ambition (Bob Ray Sanders Column, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, 5/20/07)
- Photo ID Does Not Combat Voter Fraud (Rep. Judy Baker, Columbia Missourian, 5/18/07)
- Voter ID: Legislation Requiring Photo ID at Polls Doesn't Deserve Consideration (Editorial, Lufkin Daily News, 5/16/07)
- With Clock Ticking, Legislators Rush to Solve Nonexistent Problems (Arnold Garcia, Jr., Column, Austin American-Statesman, 5/6/07)
- Voter Identification Burden Put Where It Belongs — on the State (Victor Landa, Op-Ed, San Antonio Express-News, 5/5/07)
- House Republicans Swarm to Vote ... Hoping that Others Won't (Editorial, Austin American-Statesman, 4/26/07)
- Ballot Barriers (Editorial, Houston Chronicle, 4/25/07)
- Voter Fraud? Oversold (Editorial, Waco Tribune-Herald, 4/25/07)
- Unimpeded Polls (Editorial, Dallas Morning News, 4/25/07)
- Is GOP Really After Voter ID Fraud or Minority Democrats at Polls? (Jaime Castillo Column, San Antonio Express-News, 4/24/07)
- Legislators Should Reject 'Fix' that Lacks a Problem (Mario Perez Op-Ed, Austin American-Statesman, 4/24/07)
- There's No Need for Photo ID (Editorial, Madison Capital Times, 4/19/07)
- Voter ID Laws Need Measured Implementation (Timothy J. Ryan, Viewpoint, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project, 4/18/07)
- Make It Easier, Not Harder, To Cast a Ballot (Laura Scott Op-Ed, Kansas City Star, 2/26/07)
- Don't Create Another Obstacle for the Voters (Editorial, Kansas City Star, 2/22/07)
- A Right, Not a Privilege (Editorial, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 9/18/06)
- Fraud Reform? (Richard L. Hasen, Slate, 2/22/06)
- Rationale for Voter ID Law Fraudulent (Editorial, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/20/05)
And these assert that restrictive identification rules would meaningfully prevent voter fraud:
- Voter ID Decision Makes Sense (Editorial, The Messenger (Fort Dodge, Iowa), 5/18/08)
- Protect Our Election Process (Stanley Cox, USA Today, 5/14/08)
- Voter ID Would Ensure That Our Elections Are Fair (J.B. Van Hollen, Janesville Gazette (Wis.), 5/14/08)
- Voter ID Laws Are No Burden (Editorial, Daily Times (Salisbury, Md.), 5/12/08)
- Implement Photo ID Requirement at Voting Booth (State Sen. Mary Lazich, Tomah Monitor Herald (Wis.), 5/11/08)
- Showing Photo ID to Vote Makes Sense (Editorial, Appleton Post-Crescent, 5/8/08)
- Indiana's Voter ID Model (Patrick McIlheran, N.Y. Sun, 5/6/08)
- Picture Imperfect: Voter ID Measure Gets Shelved (Editorial, The Oklahoman, 5/5/08)
- A Blow for Voting Security (Editorial, Rocky Mountain News, 5/3/08)
- Voters and ID Cards (Editorial, Chicago Tribune, 5/2/08)
- Court Clears Way For Strong Voter ID Law (Editorial, Press-Register (Ala.), 5/2/08)
- Court Right to Uphold Voter ID Law (Editorial, Bowling Green Daily News (Ky.), 5/2/08)
- Supreme Court's Voter ID Ruling A Sign of New Reality (Joseph R. Reisert, Morning Sentinel (Maine), 5/2/08)
- Voter ID Laws Protect the Electoral Process (Editorial, Greenville News, 5/1/08)
- Making 2008 Fraud Free (Editorial, Boston Herald, 4/30/08)
- Snapshot Decision: Voter ID Ruling Makes Sense (Editorial, The Oklahoman, 4/30/08)
- The Right Ruling; Voter ID Protects Integrity of Elections (Editorial, Worcester Telegram (Ma.), 4/30/08)
- Voter ID; U.S. Supreme Court Upholds State Law (Editorial, Michigan City News-Dispatch (Ind.), 4/30/08)
- Voting Rights Upheld (Editorial, Spartanburg Herald-Journal (S.C.), 4/30/08)
- Opposing Voter ID Laws is Wrong (Thurman Hart, NJ Voices Blog, 4/30/08)
- Indiana's Anti-Fraud Law Works (Patrick McIlheran, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 4/29/08)
- Right Call On Voter ID (Editorial, Contra Costa Times, 4/29/08)
- Photo Finish (Editorial, Wall Street Journal, 4/29/08)
- A Victory Against Voter Fraud (John Fund, Wall Street Journal, 4/29/08)
- Court's Voter-ID Ruling Vindicates a Whipping Boy (Jim Wooten, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 4/29/08)
- Vote Fraud Hurts the State (Editorial, Charleston Daily Mail (W Va.), 4/29/08)
- Do I Need My Pants to Vote? (Bill Kalmar, Crain's Detroit Business, 4/29/08)
- Will Voter ID Bill Return From the Dead?(Editorial, Hattiesburg American, 3/27/08)
- Voter ID Madness: At Least I'm Mad(Gary Kraeger, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 3/20/08)
- In Our View: Why Wait For Glitch (Editorial, Joplin Globe (Mo.), 3/17/08)
- Presenting ID to Vote Is No Burden (Editorial, Eagle-Tribune (Lawrence, Mass.), 1/31/08)
- Protection Needed Against Voter Fraud (State Rep. Debra Maggart & State Sen. Bill Ketron, The Tennessean, 1/26/08)
- Support for Voter ID (Editorial, Washington Times, 1/23/08)
- What's Wrong With Photo Identification? (David J. Willmott, Sr., Suffolk Life, 1/23/08)
- Voter ID Law Keeps No One From Polls (Karen C. Handel, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1/18/08)
- Voter-Fraud Rethink (John Fund, Wall St. Journal, 1/17/08)
- Photo ID For Voting Is Just Common Sense (Jennifer Carlson, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 1/14/08)
- Our Sacred Civic Transaction Deserves Protection Too (Todd Rokita, Evening News (Ind.), 1/13/08)
- (Howard Chapman, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, 1/11/08)
- Dead People Voting (Editorial, Florida Times-Union, 1/9/08)
- Voter-Fraud Showdown (John Fund, Wall St. Journal, 1/9/08)
- Dead Men Voting (Editorial, Investor's Business Daily, 1/8/08)
- Supreme Court Should Uphold Photo ID Law (Jay Heater, Journal-Review (Montgomery County, Ind., 1/8/08)
- Voter IDs Keep Elections Fair, Honest For All (Editorial, The Courier of Montgomery County (Tex.), 1/6/08)
- Court Should Uphold Voter Photo ID Law (Editorial, Mobile Press-Register, 1/4/08)
- Voters Without Borders (Kenneth Blackwell, New York Sun, 1/3/08)
- For Many, Voter ID Is a Matter of Political Strategy (Editorial, Moultrie Observer (Ga.), 1/1/08)
- Preserving Ballot Integrity (Jonathan Bechtle, Wasthington Times, 12/31/07)
- Uphold Voter ID Laws (Editorial, Spartanburg Herald-Journal, 12/30/07)
- Checking IDs is Essential to Prevent Illegal Voting (Cal Thomas, Salt Lake Tribune, 12/26/07)
- Will Court Decide 2008 Election, Too? (C.B. Upton, Tallahassee Democrat, 12/23/07)
- Jeff Davis a Reminder of Need for Voter ID (Editorial, Hattiesburg American, 12/19/07)
- Voter ID and the Courts: Picture This (Editorial, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 12/8/07)
- Caucus Fraud Unlikely, But Why Take the Chance? (Editorial, Sioux City Journal, 11/20/07)
- Your Turn: Elections Must Be Legitimate (Gary Gross, St. Cloud Times, Minn., 11/12/07)
- Stronger Voter ID Checks Would Help Restore Faith In Election (Editorial, The Daily Iowan, 11/12/07)
- Properly Identifying Voters Helps Preserve Sanctity of Ballot Box (Editorial, Press & Argus (Livingston, Mich.), 11/12/07)
- Voter ID (Editorial, WDAM-TV, 11/7/07)
- A Reasonable Precaution at the Polls (Ed Feulner, Indianapolis Star, 10/23/07)
- Voter ID Rules Make Sense (Editorial, Messenger News (Iowa), 10/22/07)
- Voter IDs Aren't An Undue Burden (Editorial, Tampa Tribune, 10/9/07)
- States Should Have Right to Require Voter Identification (Editorial, Minot Daily News, 10/8/07)
- Reasonable Voter ID Laws (Editorial, Washington Times, 10/2/07)
- In U.S. Elections, Voter IDs a Must (Ryan Masse, U. Wisconsin Badger-Herald, 9/27/07)
- Voter ID (Editorial, Spartanburg Herald-Journal (S.C.), 9/27/07)
- Voter Fraud (Editorial, Harrisonburg Daily News-Record (Va.), 9/27/07)
- Court Should Hear Voter ID Case (Editorial, The Valley Independent (Pittsburgh, PA), 9/24/07)
- Photo ID Poses No Barrier to Voting (Keith G. Mahalak, letter to the editor, Livingston Daily Press & Argus, 8/10/07)
- Supreme Court Correct in Upholding State Law Requiring Photo ID (Editorial, Livingston Daily Press & Argus, 7/25/07)
- Proof of Citizenship Should Be Required in Order to Vote (Anthony J. Adolph, letter to the editor [first item], Wall Street Journal, 6/18/07)
- Vote-Fraud Demagogues (John Fund, Wall Street Journal, 6/13/07)
- Photo IDs Could End Voter Fraud (J. Karl Miller, Columbia Missourian, 5/16/07)
- Letter from Lt. Governor David Dewhurst on Voter I.D. Bill (Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, reported in Austin American-Statesman, 5/16/07)
- Voter Photo ID Needed (Editorial, Tate County Democrat, MS, 5/8/07)
- ID Rule Will Bolster Integrity of Elections (Tom Aldred and Brent Connett, Op-Ed, Austin American-Statesman, 5/1/07)
More coming soon.