I believe this is a true statement but I knew very little about the provisions of the so-called "Motor Voter Act." [The actual name of the bill as passed by Congress in 1993 is "THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT" (NVRA)], which became Public Law #103-31

Congress, in all their wisdom, decided there should be more people voting. The "findings" say "the right of citizens of the United States to vote is a fundamental right" [although there is absolutely no constitutional guarantee of your right to vote in any federal election - ed.]; "it is the duty of the Federal, State, and local governments to promote the exercise of that right" [again, I cannot find anything in the US Constitution to back this up - ed.]; and "discriminatory and unfair registration laws and procedures can have a direct and damaging effect on voter participation in elections for Federal office and disproportionately harm voter participation by various groups, including racial minorities. [maybe people that are too stupid to figure out how to register to vote shouldn't be voting - ed.]"

The NVRA was introduced in both the House and Senate by a democrat. In the house 72 of 73 co-sponsors were democrats; in the Senate all 37 co-sponsors were democrats. In typical condescending democrat fashion, they think the only solution to more voter participation was more government intervention.

Two of the stated "purposes" of NVRA are; (1) to protect the integrity of the electoral process; and (2) to ensure that accurate and current voter registration rolls are maintained. Today, the democrats and their cadre of lawyers have turned this into a bad joke.

How can the integrity of the electoral process be protected when the democrats want every ineligible vote counted? When there is no proof of citizenship required either to register or to vote? When fat and ugly Michael Moore is allowed to buy votes with underwear?

Section 5.2.B of NVRA states that "[DMV] may require only the minimum amount of information necessary...". No proof of citizenship, no proof of residency, just get them all registered and let somebody else sort it out later. Except now poll worked are not allowed to ask for ID or any other proof the the person in front of them is the same person on the voter list.

How can "accurate and current voter registration rolls [be] maintained" when NVRA makes purging voter registration rolls almost impossible? Major news organizations have pointed out that in several counties of several states there are more registered voters than eligible voters in each county. From a Department of Justice information sheet on the web: "The NVRA places limitations on removal of voters from registration lists, specifically prohibiting purges for not voting, and allows voters to be removed from the registration rolls only at their request, because of criminal convictions, death or mental incapacity, or due to a change of address (provided that particular safeguards are followed) [what "safeguards" are not mentioned - apparently there are none - ed.]." How does a voter request to be removed from the registration list after they die? The whole DOJ statement is silly. Is a criminal really going to call up the local county clerk to remove their name from the voter roll?

NVRA applies equally to all persons seeking any kind of government assistance. This policy allows even more fraudulent registrations. Register at DMV, at the social services office, the county health clinic, etc. I could register at least four times per day!

Congress has made the fradulent voting situation worse with NVRA. Federal government regulation of elections is not possible. The feds don't have enough people or time to enforce the provisions of NVRA. NVRA should be repealed. It's time to inject some common sense into the system. Just three requirements are needed; (1) Proof of U.S. citizenship when registering -- employers are required to do this when hiring a new employee. If the private sector can accomplish a citizenship test then so can the local and state governments. After all, isn't voting legally important enough to safeguard against fraud? (2) Require identification from each voter at the polls. Even if it's only a utility bill, require each and every voter to prove their legal right to vote. (3) Allow counties and states to purge voter rolls when needed. Why allow dead people or move-aways to be on registration lists for years? That just invites fraud.

The federal government need to get out of the local election business -- they only create confusion and fraud. Let local and state officials decide what works best in their own jurisdictions.