In other words, voter ID is exactly the sort of thing the Voting Rights Act was enacted to prevent.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Texas To Supreme Court: Strike Down The Voting Rights Act So That We Can Suppress The Vote
Texas To Supreme Court: Strike Down The Voting Rights Act So That We Can Suppress The Vote: Voter ID laws serve no valid purpose. Although their supporters claim they are needed to combat in person voter fraud, the reality is that such fraud is virtually non-existent. A person is more likely to be struck by lightning than to commit fraud at the polls — one study determined that just 0.00023 percent of votes are the product of in-person fraud. By contrast, voter ID laws do have a major impact on minority voters in particular. Even conservative estimates suggest that voter ID prevents 2 to 3 percent of registered voters from casting a ballot, and racial minorities are disproportionately more likely to be included among the disenfranchised.