Strict Id Laws Don’t Stop Voters: Evidence from a U.S. Nationwide Panel
This will be true provided that states make an effort to assure that all can obtain the required ID, for free (any fee to vote would violate the 24th Amendment) and don't play games to try to make it harder for some groups than others.<p>Examples of ways to put your thumb on the scale:<p>* refuse to accept college IDs as valid for voting, even those issued by the state government because it's a state school (college students are more likely to vote for the "wrong" party). Hunting licenses?  Cool (people with hunting licenses are more likely to vote for the "right" party).<p>* prevent college students who live most of the year in-state, and can prove it, but have an out-of-state driver's license, from voting.<p>* place extra hoops on people whose name doesn't match their birth certificate, make them produce every document with every change and toss their registration if there's a typo (this mainly affects married women, who are more likely to vote for the "wrong" party). This is an effective way to disenfranchise a lot of older women who don't have a current driver's license.<p>* close as many DMV offices as you can in counties where people don't vote your way, restrict the hours on the remaining offices.