Political Quotes

“I think this gets down to where we really want to be in cleaning up this situation on voting lists, registrations, and everything that goes with elections. Whenever you have a list that is inaccurate, whether it be by address or by name or by whatever, and there is a huge list of names on the inactive list, this absolutely invites fraud and mischief. It also invites the situation where, if you are a voter and you want to vote and that list is inaccurate, you may not be able or allowed to vote. That is why the purge of the list at least every 4 years is necessary. I am adamant on this because I come out of county government. I was just a little, old county commissioner, but I understand the challenges one has putting on elections. I also understand the cost. I also understand what it costs to maintain a database that is accessible and easy to change as the times or the circumstance would suggest. This may be a part of our problem in facing the challenges of elections, trying to keep 'one vote, one person' and making sure that person is on the list and can vote. I ask support of my amendment.”