Quick note on election reform

This morning's Washington Journal on C-Span featured Spencer Overton in its final (9:30 a.m. EDT) segment. Mr. Overton, a law professor, served on the Carter-Baker (see title link above) voting reform commission. He dissented with the commission's recommendations, particularly on their proposal to require state-issued identity cards for election voting. He agrees with many advocates that this requirement would effectively disenfranchise far too many voters, particularly minority and elderly voters who do not have these cards. The first caller on that segment's call-in portion also questioned electronic voting, which will be the focus of my last blogpost in a series on voting.
(see I-9-18-05, II-9-19-05, and III-9-20-05 posts)