Map by National Conference of State Legislatures via Washington Post
Strict photo voter ID laws are popular in state legislatures. Already this year, legislators in 20 states have proposed restrictive voter ID policies reports Project Vote. Voting rights advocates fight strict photo voter ID, because it discriminates against those citizens who don’t have current IDs which are disproportionately lower-income Americans, seniors, young people, or minorities.
The Washington Post has this handy map for showing what ID is needed to vote in every state.
The Post reports that Arkansas has rejected a voter ID law, while Virginia just passed one. Is your state one of the 20 that are looking at new voter IDs this year? Check out Project Vote’s report on page 5.