- Nov 10, 2019
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Voter photo ID is a good thing for secure election voting. It is not like it is being sprung 2 months before an election. If they do not drive, the ID should be free for voting. It would not hurt my feelings if they accepted Student ID (properly documented) from state colleges and universities, if current. Other locations by states should be available, beyond department of motor vehicles, as the DMV takes entirely too long to get anything done, even in a smaller state like this one. People that do not want to be bothered with voter ID, really don't care much about voting, so I don't care if their election preferences are represented or not.But prior to the 2006 election, no state ever required a voter to produce a government-issued photo ID as a condition to voting. Indiana in 2006 became the first state to enact a strict photo ID law, a law that was upheld two years later by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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According to a study from NYU’s Brennan Center, 11 percent of voting-age citizens lack necessary photo ID while many people in rural areas have trouble accessing ID offices.
Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Voter ID Laws
More than 30 states have enacted some version of voter ID law in recent years. How much do these laws change voting rules and what impact could they have on the general election?www.propublica.org