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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many states have free state-issued ID.

The Government Accountability Office studied the effect that voter-ID laws have on turnout in the 17 states that require voters to show government-issued ID at the polls. Driver's licenses and state-issued IDs are the two most common forms of identification, and they don't run cheap. An inexpensive driver's license will set you back just under $15, but some states' cost almost $60.

[b]Sixteen of the 17 states in the study offer a free alternative to driver's licenses or state IDs for residents.[/b]

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/10/heres-how-much-it-costs-to-vote-in-states-with-voter-id-laws/458109/[/quote]

Yes, but getting the required documents together can be a real burden for some. What don’t you understand? It was a ROYAL pain to switch to real ID for example. Proof of name change, residency, social security card, etc.

Whether you like it or not, it’s not easy for some people but they are entitled to vote anyway.[/quote]

Not to mention the real monetary costs not directly imposed by the government.  If the DMV is only open 9-5 weekdays, that means someone with a 9-5 weekday schedule has to take time off work and lose money. If they don't drive that means they have to pay someone (bus, train, taxi, Uber) to get to the DMV and lose money.

And what people who support voter ID laws always conveniently fail to mention is that these voter ID laws are often enacted concurrently with laws that make it even harder for poor people and POC to get IDs.  Limiting DMV hours, cutting public transportation, closing DMV locations in poor and minority neighborhoods, and so on.

I don't care about any argument they make about other things you need ID for. I don't care about any statistics they quote about voter fraud. When looking at the big picture it is abundantly clear that the primary purpose for these laws is suppressing the ability of poor and POC to vote and therefore attempting to rig elections in favor of the GOP. Based on that alone those laws cannot be allowed.

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