[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 20, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H6740]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           SUPPORT THE FEDERAL ELECTION INTEGRITY ACT OF 2006

  (Mr. EHLERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give advance notice of a 
bill that will be coming up today, and I certainly appeal for your 
support for that bill.
  There are very few things in this life that I hate, but one that I 
hate is dishonesty, particularly dishonesty in voting. I am very eager 
to make certain that every vote taken in this country is legitimate, is 
properly cast and properly counted, so that all citizens can be assured 
their vote will be counted and not be diluted by others who vote 
illegally.
  With that in mind, our committee, the Committee on House 
Administration, has taken up H.R. 4844, a bill proffered by the 
gentleman from Illinois Mr. (Hyde). This bill will be coming up today.
  It is very simple. It simply requires by the year 2008, in every 
Federal election, every voter will have to display a photo ID. That is 
not a bad requirement. You already have to show it to cash a check, to 
get on an airplane or to buy cigarettes or alcohol. It is not at all a 
difficult proposition. By the year 2010, that photo ID will also have 
to have something on it that shows that the voter is a citizen.
  With those two improvements, I believe we can go a long way to get 
rid of fraud in our electoral process.

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