Voter fraud common in many elections

To the editor:

In response to the recent debate over voter ID:

I have investigated rolls of registered voters on behalf of candidates, and I have been a poll watcher. Nevada needs a strong voter ID law.

Attempted obvious fraud is near 1 percent, without even discussing more ambitious fraud. People are registered at nonexistent street addresses. People show up who claim to live on vacant lots. People have an out-of-state ID and claim not to remember the name of the street on which they live locally. People who registered legitimately before, but now live out of state full-time, return "on vacation" to vote for relatives and to register a second vote for national candidates.

Slightly more sophisticated fraud can be as simple as a phony extra name at a real address.

I have heard no verified investigation of the supposed people - the young, poor, etc. - who have no ID but wish to vote. As others have wisely pointed out: Even if you don't drive, have you tried to do anything else lately without an ID?

Nevada picture IDs are available for non-drivers - free for the homeless and up to $3 a year, max. There is no excuse to let the debasing of our elections continue.

Paul Albrecht

Las Vegas

Harry and China

To the editor:

Congratulations to the Chinese. They have hired Sen. Harry Reid's son and Rep. Nancy Pelosi's brother-in-law. And Sen. Reid has the audacity to pressure NV Energy to buy solar power from them at an exorbitant price. Where is the Senate committee checking on this conflict of interest?

Sen. Reid won't have to pay this extra charge for power; he lives at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C., not in Nevada. I got a phone call from the same unnamed source that Sen. Reid heard from on Mitt Romney's taxes, who told me that the Chinese were paying for his humble abode.

Sen. Reid can't pass a budget, but he sure can screw things up for those who live in Nevada.

david meredith

Henderson

Purse search

To the editor:

In response to the Sunday letter, complaining about Regal Cinemas' policy of searching the purses of patrons:

I was happy and comfortable being searched - the theater is no place for someone to be carrying a weapon. I was carrying a bottle of water in my purse, and it was not confiscated, so concerns over concession sales are not the reason for the searches.

LOUISE M. GERACCI

Las Vegas

Self-defense

To the editor:

Three cheers for the Dairy Queen employee who rid the world of another career criminal ("Robber wielding sword killed," Monday Review-Journal).

Thank goodness he was able to defend himself and the other employee. He also saved taxpayers from paying for legal expenses and many years of incarceration.

Carolyn Boyle

Las Vegas