The fight against voter ID laws is heating up all over the country as the nation gears up for the November election.
Some of those laws have been found unconstitutional, such as the ones in Wisconsin, Texas, and South Carolina, although those cases will likely be appealed before November. In other states, such as Pennsylvania, the battle still rages on.
This election season, a majority of states will have some kind of voter ID requirement for citizens going to the polls.
That means it’s not enough to have an ID. Potential voters must have the ‘right’ ID.
In what are called ‘strict photo ID’ states, citizens must have one of the listed photo ID’s that are considered acceptable. That means a Social Security card isn’t enough to establish eligibility to vote.
Opponents of photo ID laws claim that they unfairly discriminate against minorities and the urban poor who often lack the necessary documentation even though they can prove their citizenship through non-accepted IDs.
While only 8% of white voters lack the necessary ID’s for the Texas voter ID law that was recently rejected by the Department of Justice, nearly three times are many black voters would be affected. Attorney General Eric Holder relied on that information in criticizing the Texas law.
Related Resources:
- Voter ID Laws Bring Challenges in Several States (The Wall Street Journal)
- Feds Block Texas Voter ID Law (FindLaw’s Law and Daily Life)
- Thousands of Lawyers Prep for Voter ID Issues in Nov. (FindLaw’s Law and Daily Life)
- Supreme Court OKs Voter ID Law (FindLaw’s Common Law)
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