As Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) continued to mull what to do with a pair of voter ID bills passed by Virginia’s General Assembly, Sen. Thomas A. Garrett Jr. (R-Louisa) appeared on national television to make his case for the legislation. “We thought this would be a bipartisan, common-sense issue,” said Garrett, who tried two people for voter fraud as a Louisa county prosecutor. “It passed [the Senate with a] 20-20 tie, with the lieutenant governor breaking the tie. The only conclusion I can reach is that there are some entities that are interested in allowing the loopholes to continue and not ensuring the sanctity of one person, one vote. And that’s very disconcerting in the United States of America.”
McDonnell professed to being on the fence about the bills in his own national interview Sunday, and again in comments to reporters after an unrelated bill-signing in Richmond on Monday. The governor, who appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union with Candy Crowley,” said he was not sure if the measures can ensure the integrity of elections without erecting barriers for legitimate voters. “I’m still working through it,” he said.. “I’m trying to make sure the bill I’ve got back [from the General Assembly] strikes that proper balance.”
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