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September 15, 2012
Voter ID law could cost Hubbard County
Minnesota's proposed Voter ID law, which recent polls suggest could pass handily, will have unintended consequences and unanticipated costs for Hubbard County. "I think they're going to be astonished at what this could cost us," Auditor-Treasurer Pam Heeren said, admitting, "there's...
newsSeptember 15, 2012 - 1:00pm
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February 6, 2012
Voter photo ID receives first examination
Opponents of requiring photo identifications for voters talked against it for hours Wednesday, knowing their chances of stopping the proposal were slim. Just four of more than 30 witnesses at a five-hour Minnesota legislative committee meeting spoke in favor of the proposed constitutional...
newsFebruary 6, 2012 - 8:16am
June 8, 2011
GOP lawmakers start voter ID amendment work
ST. PAUL -- Republican lawmakers say they will push a proposed constitutional amendment early next year requiring Minnesotans to show photographic identification cards before voting. Sen. Scott Newman of Hutchinson and Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer of Big Lake on Tuesday said they are disappointed...
newsJune 8, 2011 - 7:29am
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April 26, 2011
Presentation on proposed photo I.D. law set Thursday in Detroit Lakes
Is voter fraud enough of a problem in Minnesota to justify the expense of implementing a photo identification system at the polls? Would an Election Day photo I.D. system, such as that being proposed in legislation currently being considered by the state's lawmakers, prevent most...
newsApril 26, 2011 - 7:41am
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