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Originally Posted by CU Tiger
Humor me, what is the drawback to voter ID laws.
At least locally Ive had to show a DL every time Ive ever voted.
If the ID is free, and easily available why not require it to vote?
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They tend to disenfranchise voters such as the elderly and poor, who don't otherwise have IDs (usually because they don't drive). Voter ID laws would, presumably, be much less objectionable if voting-age citizens were made well aware of the requirement and a concerted effort was made to provide them with free, government issued IDs.