<<If you'll remember, requiring any form of ID at the poll is considered - by Democrats - to be tantamount to a poll tax.>>
That's a good point, I never thought about it like that before, but it IS a kind of poll tax. But what if some guy without photo ID gets to the polling station ahead of me, says he's me and casts his ballot and then when I show up, I can't vote "again" even if I never voted once? That's bullshit. Biometrics would be good but then you'd have the whole registration thing to go through again. I think photo ID's the way, as long as it's free. Once you gotta pay for it, you're disenfranchising the poor. And they shouldn't have to travel to get it, government should come to their homes and take the free photo ID right there.
Just saw hnumpah's post on provisional ballots. That's a great idea too. Except how is that reconciled with the idea of a secret ballot?