Cynthia Davis: Don't sweat those inconvenient election laws

There were a couple of awkward moments in yesterday's hearing on proposed early voting legislation.

First, there was Rep. Cynthia Davis' (R-O'Fallon) claim that voters want to "hug and kiss" her when she's passing out her right-wing literature at the polls. We don't have evidence to confirm or deny this assertion, so we'll take her at her word.

But Davis' word doesn't seem to mean a whole lot, by her own admission. Moments earlier, Davis' stated that she always votes with an absentee ballot, regardless of whether or not she actually needs one. After all, no one has ever double-checked whether or not the excuse she gave to her local clerk -- with a sworn affidavit -- is accurate.

Rep. Michael Corcoran (D-St. Ann) was quick to point out that Missouri law requires voters to state under oath that they will be unable to make it to the polls on Election Day, due to absence from the area or another eligible reason.

For someone who professes to be so concerned with election fraud, you'd think that she'd make sure that she followed the existing election laws.

Guess not.