It's even pointed out in the bill summary that this is being challenged in the Supreme Court. These sorts of laws have a far greater impact on poor and minority voters than wealthy, white voters. That's not even in dispute. The question -- the one facing the SCOTUS -- is whether that effect rises to the level of being unconstitutionally discriminatory. Can't we have a higher bar than what is or is not unconstitutional, and agree that we want lots of people voting. I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that the State Board of Elections didn't even request this legislation -- that it's fixing an nonexistent problem.

I always hear that this type of bill disenfranchises the poor and some supporters of this type of bill have been labeled 'racist'.
Can someone please explain that? I mean, don't 99 percent of people already have some form of photo ID?

This will not prevent voter fraud from those states, and transfers from those states, that have issued photo ID's and licenses without appropriate documentation.

Mary Steele
Yorktown VA

Too many elderly and poor don't have id...these are folks who can't afford cars, driver licenses etc....so there are lots of folks that don't have an i.d. It's true.

The major problem in America is getting folks to vote...some state allow folks to register to vote the day of the election...we need to make voting as easy as possible.