Today, This from AG candidate Margaret Donnelly:

 Voter ID legislation has been a “red herring” from its inception.  There has been no evidence in Missouri of voter impersonation fraud in the past 4 election cycles that requiring a photo ID would have prevented.  Even Governor Blunt, as Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005, described Missouri elections “free of fraud”.   HJR 48 would only create an insurmountable hurdle for many of Missouri’s elderly and new citizens.  Our country’s voting rights should be vigorously protected from fraud, but they should not be trampled on in an attempt to disenfranchise voters.  As your attorney general, I will oppose any attempt to weaken our voting rights, whether that be fraud or desperate politicians.

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Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and AG/gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon both came out last week against the proposed constitutional amendment that would require photo ID at the polling place. Today, Jeff Harris, a Dem running to replace Nixon, did too. His release fifteen minutes ago: 

“This bill is unpatriotic and un-American. It denies Missourians their fundamental right to vote, which is a cornerstone of our system of government. Republicans are poised to lose the Governor’s Mansion and every other statewide election in November, so instead of trying to win more votes, they are engaging in an effort to keep Missourians from casting their votes against them.”

“In 2006, they tried to save Senator Jim Talent by forcing through a similar measure, but they failed. Now the Republicans are back with another partisan solution to an imaginary problem they have concocted in a last ditch effort to save their own necks. I encourage all Missourians to contact their legislators today and tell them to oppose this bill.”

Harris has set up this web link specifically on the photo ID measure.  Will we see a landslide of other candidates drawing lines on this issue?