State of Minnesota Governor gives undisputed reason for his veto of 'Voter ID' bill

From Minnesota Public Radio  |  Dayton vetoes Voter ID bill  |  by Tom Scheck  |  May 26, 2011:

Governor Dayton has vetoed a bill that would require Minnesotans to show photo identification to vote.

Dayton said in his veto letter that the so-called Voter ID bill would be an unfunded mandate for local units of government, that it didn't receive broad bipartisan support in the Legislature and that it would violate the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act.

Supporters of the bill said it's needed to prevent fraud at the polls. Dayton said he didn't believe voter fraud was a problem in the state. He also said the Voter ID law would not prevent felons from voting illegally.

In addition to the veto, Dayton issued an executive order that would create a task force to modernize the state's election system and work on ways to prevent illegal voting.

Nationally, Republican legislators are misguided, that there is a voter fraud problem during our elections.  Time and time again, the vast majority of voter's rights activists have conclusively stated so.  The reasons given by Minnesota Governor Dayton for his veto against anti-voter fraud legislation are not new to this continuing debate on the topic.

*UPDATE*: Project Vote issues a Statement following the recent successful passage of a strict Voter ID bill in the state of Texas.