Prior to the election in November, community groups were encouraging eligible voters to register and vote. The Record reported that 1 million NJ "eligible voters are not registered". State law-"Moter Voter Law"-requires that the Division of Motor Vehicle offices remind customers about voting; however the DMV is doing a poor job meeting this requirement. Despite the "intention of federal law" voting is not always made easier. The US Supreme Court "unheld an Indiana law that requires all voters to present a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license or passport" this "despite almost no evidence of voter fraud by impersonating someone else". (Interestingly enough, the first ones denied the right to vote in Indiana were a group of elderly nuns in South Bend; they were in their late 80's and early 90's without driver's licenses or passports. That case is Crawford v. Marion County Election Board 2008 and was decided by a vote of 6 to 3.
(Source: "Don't forget" The Record editorial on October2, 2008)
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