Matthew Tully and Barb Berggoetz for the Indy Star have an article entitled Some blacks are wary of effect of voter ID bill. The thought is that the bill is intended to and will have the effect of depressing voter turnout in the black community because of difficulty obtaining IDs, a reluctance to obtain IDs because of distrust of the government, and a disinclination to jump through yet another hoop to participate in a system of government that doesn’t work for them. Supporters of the bill say that it is necessary to fight voter fraud. However, detractors of the bill point out: 1. There is no evidence of voter fraud at the polls to start with; and 2. The bill does not address absentee ballots with which there actually have been problems (but which historically break in favor of Republicans.)
Update Taking Down Words has some commentary on what he dubs as the “Voter Intimidation Bill” here and here. In the Agora has some contrary commentary here.
I, of course, have commented previously on this matter here, here, here, and here.
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