why are voter id laws consider racist

feministfangirl:

brydeswhale:

reasonandempathy:

pfcanimal:

thespectacularspider-girl:

klubbhead:

reasonandempathy:

Because of their disproportionate impact on minority communities.

Lol what?

Fucking wow.

Citation needed, until then @reasonandempathy is indeed a bigot, and possibly racist.

Firstly, hank you for the tag.  Most people just continue to shit on people as part of a herd.

Now, which sort of citation would you like?  I have several varieties: 

1. Economic research on the difficulty in getting an ID (mediated through the fact that minorities are far more likely to be of lesser economic means by the Institute for Research on Poverty)?
1. NYU School of Law
2. Harvard Law
2. How voting ID solves a problem that doesn’t exist?
1. The Washington Post
2. Brennan Center for Justice
3. PBS News Hour
4. The New York Times
5. NBC News
3. How the costs associated with them are much higher than the Poll Taxes of the Jim Crow Era?
1. The Heritage Foundation (and others) place the numbers at $1.50-$1.75 in 1877 numbers
2. Simple Inflation Math tells you this is between $35-$40 in modern dollars, about half the cost of getting a voter ID established above.
4. How the typical ID Laws make IDs that republicans are more likely to have (concealed carry) valid forms of ID but minority-favored state-issued IDs (public colleges photo IDs) invalid?
1. We’ll take Texas as an example.
2. Or an analysis of Georgai Law.
5. Numerous State and Federal Court rulings that state anywhere between “This accidentally impacts minorities” to “Republican Legislatures crafted this bill with explicitly racist intent”
1. Texas
1. Texas’ law was struck down for a 5th time since that article, where the courts finally said “Okay, stop actively designing your bills in a racist manner.”
2. North Carolina
3. Wisconsin
1. Official Decision:

1. “The Wisconsin experience demonstrates that a preoccupation with mostly phantom election fraud leads to real incidents of disenfranchisement, which undermine rather than enhance confidence in elections, particularly in minority communities.”

4. Kansas, Alabama, and Georgia
5. North Dakota
1. “The undisputed evidence before the Court reveals that Native Americans face substantial
   and disproportionate burdens in obtaining each form of ID deemed acceptable under the new
   law. As detailed below, obtaining any one of the approved forms of ID almost always involves a
   fee or charge, and in nearly all cases requires travel. It also helps to have a computer with
   Internet access, a credit card, a car, the ability to take time off work, and familiarity with the
   government and its bureaucracy. Thus, obtaining a qualifying voter ID is much easier to  accomplish for people who live in urban areas, have a good income, are computer-literate, have
   a computer and printer, have a good car and gas money, have a flexible schedule, and understand
   how to navigate the state’s administrative procedures. The declarations from the Plaintiffs’
   expert witnesses show that the typical Native American voter living in North Dakota who lacks
   qualifying ID simply does not have these assets.”

There are Canadians lying on this post and saying we need ID to vote.

We don’t, as long as we have mail and are willing to swear to god we live where we live.

this depends on the province and the election, and if you’re registered at the correct address. but if you have someone to vouch for you that works like ID too.