Sen. Brady: Limiting same day voter registration will curb fraud

Posted on September 28, 2016
Bill Brady
State Sen. Bill Brady says a judge’s decision to limit Election Day voter registration for higher-populated areas in Illinois will hopefully limit the potential for voter fraud.
(WJBC file photo)

By RFD Radio

SPRINGFIELD – Some election officials are rethinking their plans for Nov. 8 after a federal judge scaled back Election Day voter registration for highly populated areas in Illinois.

Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan’s move temporarily blocks wider same-day registration at individual polling places.

“Same day election registration – although it provided an avenue for people to exercise their right to vote – has various pitfalls in it, particularly when it comes to voter fraud, which was a concern of many of ours,” State Sen. Bill Brady said.

Republican forces who filed suit claimed the extension of same day registration was unconstitutional.

“Our hope is that everyone will have free access and be able to vote, but there are certain provisions I believe there needs to be when it comes to preserving the right of everyone’s legal vote as opposed to diminishing it with a fraudulent vote,” Brady said.

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year.  It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city.   Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…