Dear Editor,

It never ceases to amaze me that the League of Women Voters is still trying to tie gender, race, age and income to the availability of a voter ID. Nothing could be further from the truth. The LWV’s inaccurate mantra that poor, elderly, black women have no access to an identification card is getting old and tiresome. ID cards are provided free to senior citizens in most of the 50 states, including Indiana and California, the most expensive state in the country.

Furthermore, IDs are required at a doctor’s office; to buy prescription drugs; to purchase alcohol; to open a bank account; to sign a lease or to apply for various government services, such as Social Security, Medicare, food stamps and welfare.

So, why is the LWV continuing to whine that identification should not be required to vote because IDs are difficult or inaccessible to poor folks or women or minorities or the elderly? The facts don’t support their position in this matter. They should be ashamed for their incessant rabble-rousing. 

Ron Carmony

Indianapolis

(formerly from Crawfordsville)