Answer: Because Democrat voters are...

... the dumbest 2-legged creatures on the planet.

The Question: Why do Democrats charge that the voter registration rule could keep (their) voters away?

Well, that seems to be what the Florida Democrat Party thinks about their voters.

(Per the Ocala Star-Banner): The state began enforcing the law last Monday, following a court decision in June upholding the statute. The so-called "no match, no vote" law requires newly registered voters to provide a driver's license, state-issued identification card or their Social Security number to verify their identity. The information is then matched against state and federal records for verification.

If the information cannot be matched, the would-be voters will be notified by their local supervisors of elections and given a chance to resolve the conflict. If they show up at the polls and their registration is still in doubt, the new voters will be able to cast a provisional ballot during the Nov. 4 election, while being given an additional two days to resolve the issue.

Critics say the law could block voting by legitimate voters if their applications are rejected because of a typographical error or other minor flaws. They also said the barriers could be more significant for black and Latino voters who are less familiar with the system. (Now doesn't that make the Dems seem racist? They expect their minority voters to be stupid to comply with simple instructions.)

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Democrats said the new law could have more of an impact on their voters since more Democrats are registering in this presidential election year than Republicans and independent voters.

Of the 490,000 voters who registered this year through Sept. 1, nearly 60 percent of them have been Democrats. And although the new law will have no impact on the thousands of new voters who registered before Sept. 8 — the effective date of the new standards — some suggest the flood of new applications before the Oct. 6 registration deadline for the general election will make it difficult for local elections officials to help voters who have had their initial applications rejected.

Here's the bottom line. When you register, you're expected to register under the same name as is on your driver's license or social security card. Pretty damn basic, don't you think? You know, the same type of requirements that are expected when you open a bank account, to cash a check, to obtain a loan, to apply for social security benefits. Hell, just to live your life. But the Dems apparently believe their voters are too damn stupid to comply with this simple requirement.

Maybe the Dems know best. Hey, and maybe they're right. It definitely seemed so in the 2000 election here.