A backlash is growing against a liberal voting reform package sweeping through Congress that would ease rules requiring voters to provide identification and expand mail-in balloting.
For the second time this week, a poll has revealed that huge majorities oppose elements of the House and Senate versions of “For the People Act,” H.R. 1 in the House and S. 1 in the Senate.
In a new FreedomWorks/Scott Rasmussen survey provided exclusively to Secrets, 85% of registered voters said it is common sense to require photo identification to get a ballot. A previous survey from the unaffiliated Rasmussen Reports found 75% back photo ID.
But even more, 72% told FreedomWorks that photo ID laws boost their confidence in elections, and 52% believe it would reduce fraud.
The new legislation, supported only by Democrats when it passed the House recently, would let voters in states that require a photo ID to vote to present a sworn statement confirming their identity. Republicans believe that opens the door to fraud, and Democrats said it would reduce discrimination.
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