We All Agree: Strict Voter ID Laws Disproportionately Burden Minorities

Hajnal, Zoltan L.; Kuk, John; Lajevardi, Nazita

doi:10.1086/696617

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“…Legal precedent has developed largely in the absence of evidence that the disparate impact of ID laws extends beyond a few key states, endures beyond class, and diminishes turnout. The best evidence available suggests that voter ID laws have a negative, racially disparate impact on turnout across the states (Hajnal, Kuk, & Lajevardi, 2018;Hajnal et al, 2017). Our analysis joins this research to demonstrate that racial disparities in access to identification appropriate for voting persist even after accounting for important covariates like education and income, underscoring the privileges accrued to Whites through a history of institutional racial exclusion.…”

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The Racial Implications of Voter Identification Laws in America

Barreto

Nuño

Sánchez³

et al. 2018

American Politics Research

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Over 40 states have considered voter identification laws in recent years, with several adopting laws requiring voters to show a valid ID before they cast a ballot. We argue that such laws have a disenfranchising affect on racial and ethnic minorities, who are less likely than Whites to possess a valid ID. Leveraging a unique national dataset, we offer a comprehensive portrait of who does and does not have access to a valid piece of voter identification. We find clear evidence that people of color are less likely to have an ID. Moreover, these disparities persist after controlling for a host of relevant covariates.

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The Racial Implications of Voter Identification Laws in America

Barreto

Nuño

Sánchez³

et al. 2018

American Politics Research

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“… 1. It is worth mentioning that the literature surrounding the effects of voter IDs has not reached a consensus. Although many scholars find that voter IDs hurt voter turnout, especially that of minorities (Barreto et al, 2009, 2019; Hajnal et al, 2017, 2018), others find that requiring identification to vote has little to no effect (Grimmer et al, 2018; Highton, 2017; Mycoff et al, 2009; Rocha & Matsubayashi, 2014), with the differences in findings usually being attributed to flawed research designs (Burden, 2018; Erikson & Minnite, 2009). …”

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Rock the Vote or Block the Vote? How the Cost of Voting Affects the Voting Behavior of American Youth

Juelich

Coll

2020

American Politics Research

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Young voters make up the largest portion of the electorate but vote at the lowest rates of any age group. While scholars have studied how culture affects youth political participation, few studies have analyzed how institutional barriers affect youth voting—even though these laws have been found to affect turnout of other disadvantaged groups. Considering younger citizens are more likely to be non-habitual voters with less political knowledge, efficacy, and resources, it is possible that these laws have magnified effects for youths. This could explain why new voters, facing new restrictions to voting, are participating at lower percentages than youths of earlier cohorts. Using the 2004–2016 Current Population Survey ( N = 360,000) and the Cost of Voting Index to test the effects of restrictive electoral environments on youth turnout, we find that restrictive environments disproportionately hurt young voters by decreasing the probability they turn out by 16 percentage points, compared with older voters.

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“…Most salient and divisive among them has been the push for stricter voter ID as a requirement for in‐person voting. It is not our purpose to litigate whether this reform actually curtails the electorate in a manner that disadvantages the Democratic Party (on this debate, see the recent exchange between Hajnal, Kuk, and Lagevardi, and Grimmer et al., in The Journal of Politics ). Rather, what we know for certain is that tightening voter ID at the polls is one of the most partisan‐polarized reforms in American politics.…”

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Why Georgia, Why? Peach State Residents’ Perceptions of Voting‐Related Improprieties and Their Impact on the 2018 Gubernatorial Election

Hood¹,

McKee

2019

Social Science Quarterly

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Objective In the historic 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, which for the first time featured a black Democratic woman against a white Republican man, we assess opinions toward voting‐related concerns and their impact on voters’ preferences. Methods We surveyed political behavior with a representative sample of likely Georgia voters to gauge their perceptions of voting‐related improprieties and their possible effect on vote choice. Results Our analysis makes it clear that not only did voters divide over election‐related concerns, which dominated the narrative of the gubernatorial contest, but opinions on this matter strongly influenced the choice for governor. Conclusions Reflecting a national development, but amplified in Georgia because demographic changes and growing minority participation are increasing competition, election administration has become highly politicized and it was the focal point of the 2018 gubernatorial campaign and the principal short‐term factor shaping mass voting behavior.

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We All Agree: Strict Voter ID Laws Disproportionately Burden Minorities

Cited by 22 publications

References 3 publications

The Racial Implications of Voter Identification Laws in America

The Racial Implications of Voter Identification Laws in America

Rock the Vote or Block the Vote? How the Cost of Voting Affects the Voting Behavior of American Youth

Why Georgia, Why? Peach State Residents’ Perceptions of Voting‐Related Improprieties and Their Impact on the 2018 Gubernatorial Election

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