There are actually two issues everytime the issue of voter fraud is brought up. The first, and as implied by the topic, is actual voter fraud. I think it's a serious problem that deserves solutions, and I wouldn't be against some sort of free 'voter ID card' to eliminate objections about a poll tax.
The other issue which drives the first is voter intimidation. "Voter fraud" is always raised by conservatives in close races as a way to implicitly intimidate voters by placing plain-clothes officers or official looking 'security' near voting areas in low-income areas to deter people from voting who might be otherwise afraid of the police. It's just as nefarious, just as fraudulent, and just as unacceptable in a free democracy.
Just yesterday, anchor baby Michelle Malkin was advocating guards placed outside polling places to watch for illegals attempting to vote.
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