Dear Scott Walker: "That's utter bullshit."

Governor Scott Walker is dealing with a sea of anger from Wisconsin poll workers after he proposed to eliminate same-day voting registration in the state in order to take some weight off the shoulders of overworked officials on Election Day.

In a speech following Barack Obama's win in Wisconsin, Walker said, "States across the country that have same-day registration have real problems because the vast majority of their states have poll workers who are wonderful volunteers, who work 13-hour days and who in most cases are retirees. It's difficult for them to handle the volume of people who come at the last minute. It'd be much better if registration was done in advance of election day. It'd be easier for our clerks to handle that. All that needs to be done."

But despite Walker's suggestion, poll workers who spoke with The Huffington Post had different opinions about same-day registration, though. They didn't see it as a burden, and they think that Walker shouldn't eliminate it.

Lanore Rusch is 75 and took offense to Walker's insinuation that retirees can't handle the task of being a poll worker. "We aren't overworked... For Walker to say that the people who are doing the registration can't keep up is just foolish. He should come down and watch once in awhile." Lanore's son, Kevin Rusch, was a little less politically correct in his responce to Walker's proposal. He merely called it utter bullshit.

Same-day registration has been in place in Wisconsin since 1976, and as I read The Huffington Post's article on the matter I couldn't help but wonder if Walker's proposal (which is supported by Wisconsin's incoming Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, by the way) is only being put forth in hopes of decreasing the number of democratic votes in the state.

As I read on, Heather Diehl Reames (a poll worker from Madison) confirmed my thoughts about Walker's motives. "All they're trying to do by getting rid of same-day registration is get rid of minority and lower-income and basically Democratic votes. It strikes me as almost a poll tax."

Does Walker really think that he can fool Wisconsin citizens by saying that his proposal is solely meant to lighten the burden on "overworked" officials on Election Day? The whole thing seems pretty transparent to me, and I must admit that I'd be pretty disappointed in anyone who fell for that facade.