The Baltimore Sun recently publicized the sentencing of Wendy Rosen, former Democrat Congressional candidate, who was voting in both Maryland and Florida.  Shockingly, she defended her crime as an act of "civil disobedience."  Voter fraud has become so commonplace that apparently some people even imagine that it is defensible.  Here in Virginia, the goal it seems, with this proposed new registration form, is to make voter fraud easier. 

It is telling that the state's General Registrars largely seem to have been ignored during this process of form revision.  I was struck by many of their observations and complaints, but Alan Cole Sr's commentary included this reference:   

"From Virginia Election Law:

§ 24.2-418. Application for registration.

The form of the application to register shall require the applicant to provide the following information: full name; gender; date of birth; social security number, if any; whether the applicant is presently a United States citizen; address of residence in the precinct; place of last previous registration to vote; and whether the applicant has ever been adjudicated incapacitated or convicted of a felony, and if so, under what circumstances the applicant's right to vote has been restored.

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Just because you don’t agree with a law doesn’t mean that you can write policy to eliminate it. I can ALMOSTaccept that if the voter registration requirements are prominently and clearly stated that a signature might legally suffice for the pre-requisites. However, some of the other omissions designated as immaterial (full name, gender, and ssn) seem to be in conflict with law since the law states SHALL, not “Well, only if you want to provide the information.” These changes would require a change in code, not a change in agency policy."

Mr. Cole is correct-- the law is clear, and meant to protect the integrity of the ballot, which Governor McAuliffe and certain special interest groups have no interest in assuring.  I hope more Virginians speak out against making it easier for illegal aliens or felons to vote.