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Originally Posted by I B Hankering
Every citizen has a right to vote once -- and only once -- in an election. The only way to insure that citizens --
and only citizens -- only vote once is to require an ID to prevent individuals who are so inclined from voting more than once using the names of other registered voters. .
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Hmmmmmmm, then if it is not for voter suppression , then why these other measures. You are naïve if you think the laws are anything other than Voter suppression Laws. Below are just a few examples...why would any state cut the times you could vote? Oh yea because the elderly like to vote early. In other words, VOTER SUPPRESSION.
https://www.brennancenter.org/new-vo...ctions-america
New Voting Restrictions in America
After the 2010 election, state lawmakers nationwide started introducing hundreds of harsh measures making it harder to vote. The new laws range from strict photo ID requirements to early voting cutbacks to registration restrictions.
Overall, 23 states have new restrictions in effect since then — 10 states have more restrictive voter ID laws in place (and six states have strict photo ID requirements),
seven have laws making it harder for citizens to register, six cut back on early voting days and hours, and
three made it harder to restore voting rights for people with past criminal convictions.
In 2016, 14 states had new voting restrictions in place for the first time in a presidential election. Those 14 states were: Alabama, Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
In 2017, legislatures in Arkansas and in North Dakota passed voter ID bills, which governors in each state signed, and Missouri implemented a restrictive law that was passed by ballot initiative in 2016. Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, and New Hampshire have also enacted more restrictions this year, in addition to laws that were on the books for previous elections.
This page details the new restrictive voting requirements put in place over the last several years
Florida
Restriction(s) in place for 2012 presidential election:
Cut early voting, curbed voter registration drives, and made it harder to restore voting rights to people with past criminal convictions.
Original effective date: 2011
Background: In 2011, Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a series of laws, signed by Gov. Rick Scott (R), making it harder to vote. First, lawmakers reduced the early voting period, which contributed to long lines in the 2012 election. The legislature responded in 2013 by restoring some of the early voting days, but there are still fewer early balloting opportunities today than before the 2011 cutbacks. Second, Florida passed new restrictions on voter registration drives. With the help of the Brennan Center, the most onerous aspects of this law were
enjoined by a federal court in August 2012. Finally, Gov. Scott reversed a prior executive action that had made it easier to restore voting rights to people with past criminal convictions. In effect, the state now permanently disenfranchises most citizens with past felony convictions.
Wisconsin
New restriction(s) in place for 2016: Photo ID required to vote.
Click here to see the types of ID required under Wisconsin’s law.
Restriction(s) in place for 2012 presidential election: Restriction on individual voter registration.
Background: In 2011, state lawmakers passed a restriction on individual voter registration and a law requiring photo ID to vote.
In 2014, the legislature also reduced early voting hours on weekdays and eliminated them entirely on weekends. These cuts were in effect for the first time in 2014. They are currently on hold after a July 2016 trial court decision finding the restrictions were intentionally racially discriminatory. That decision also ruled voters could obtain a free photo ID by showing up at a state DMV office.
Read more on the
ongoing litigation over the photo ID and early voting restrictions, which were passed by a Republican-controlled legislature in 2011 and 2014, and signed by a GOP governor.
Nebraska
New restriction(s) in place for 2016: Reduced early voting period.
Background: In 2013, state lawmakers reduced the early voting period from a minimum of 35 days to no more than 30 days. Nebraska’s unicameral legislature is technically nonpartisan, but generally is controlled by Republicans. The measure was signed by a GOP governor.