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Pros And Cons Of Voter Identification Laws

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With the 2016 Presidential election currently in full swing, the concept of Voter ID laws are being heavy disputed. A Voter ID law is a law requiring that photo identification is shown before a citizen vote . South Carolina was the first state who had some form of a Voter ID law, beginning in early 1950’s. Although a photo wasn’t required, it was requested that voter brings some form of documentation with their information. Hawaii (1970), Texas (1971), Florida (1977) and Alaska (1980) soon followed in passing laws relating to Voter ID. Eventually, more stated adopted this practiced, even going further to say that photo ID is required in order to vote. As of now, there are 34 states that have some form of Voter ID laws. The common argument
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Recently, state-issued photo ID has been required in order vote since the law passed in the Texas legislature. This law has caused controversy as it brings up the question over the state’s power in the regulation of elections. “While pending review within the judicial system, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Shelby County v. Holder, which effectively ended all pending litigation. As a result, voters are now required to present an approved form of photo identification in order to vote in all Texas Elections” (votetexas.gov). The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the Shelby County v. Holder case.

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“Sovereign citizens believe they are self-governing and not under the authority of any government. They also believe they are subject only to common law or constitutional law and are not bound to obey statutory law.” (Police Chief) Sovereign Citizens do not pay taxes, collect social security or pay traffic tickets.   their preferred method of terrorism is paper terrorism, but there have been cases of violence mostly involving police officers. According to a survey in 2014 85% of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies agreed that Sovereigns were the biggest threat to America (RT International)

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My feeling is that if Democrats would make it a priority to organize massive voter registration drives by having as incentives block parties with free food and such buses to the polls and financial aid to purchase the necessary documents needed to get the I.D itself, people would vastly outnumber the very committed Republicans who vote in greater percentages. The Republicans totally rely on Democrats to vote and that is what usually happens (Rhodan M). Once we get control of every state legislature, we can change the rules to suite the state and remove those I.D laws and increase the number of voting. So far the law has been in effect for quite some time. According to the “Texas Secretary of State”, since the voter law came into place, there has been a decrease in voters.

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Even though the Stop and Frisk program was a highly controversial law, a revised version of it should be implemented in every major city that suffers from high crime rates. The majority of people wanted the program to continue because it worked very well in NYC and It drastically reduced the number of murders and major crime in the city. First, In this essay, I will elaborate on what I mean by “a revised version” of the Stop and Frisk program, address the arguments made against the law, and then show you my argument for the program and the good it brought to the city of NYC and the good it can bring to other cities in America. First off, what was the Stop and Frisk program? The Stop and Frisk program is the practice of detaining, questioning

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Voter ID laws are two sided, but most Americans feel that it is necessary to prevent voter fraud. Republicans feel that an individual should already have a state ID because this is required by so many government agencies. Unfortunately, the Democrats are the ones to be most likely affected due to their voters’ economic status, disabilities and age. Whereas, Democrats believe that it is a tactic to defer their supporters from voting.

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Voter ID laws are meant to control cases of voter fraud according to Professor Justin Levitt, from Loyola Law School, discovered, “there were only 31 incidents of the type of voter fraud that could have been prevented by voter ID laws...”. Voters may think voter ID laws are an exaggeration, but it is not considering it secures every vote and verifies if the person is eligible to vote. Everyone is eligible to vote should have a form of ID since IDs are asked for throughout the day. Voter ID laws do not burden the minority for there are other ways of receiving an ID. Seniors, individual older than 60, receive a free ID at the DMV and it last much more longer.

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The Voting Rights Act, signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson, made it explicitly clear that denying the right to vote based on race or color was illegal. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act states “no voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied… to deny or abridge the right of any citizen… to vote on account of race or color” (CITE). Voting is a right, not a privilege, and nothing is more fundamental to our democracy than the right to vote. Therefore, the creation of Voter Identification laws takes this country back to a time where voting was a privilege held by a select few— white men— rather than ta right bestowed on the entire nation.

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Voter identification laws have ben around since the 1950’s. South Carolina was the first state to require some kind of identification at the polls. No photo was require, just a document bearing the voters name. The first five state to establish a voter identification law were South Carolina, Hawaii, Texas, Florida, and Alaska. Since 2000, more and more states are getting stricter with their voter identification laws.

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If we want to assure the American citizens won't lose their right to vote we have to educate them. Most of the time certain voting rights were taken away due to the fact congress did not believe Americans were educated enough to know what they were voting for. The American citizens that are more than likely to lose their voting rights will be poorly educated and they will be minorities. In order to protect their rights, they have to know their rights and be able to fight back. By educating these citizens we eliminate a major reason for taking away voting rights.

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Democracy is a foundation of a country’s success. The idea of mandatory voting goes against the democracy of the United States. Mandatory voting is a violation to our civil rights and will become a law in the United States. Although many people believe that mandatory voting helps to strengthen a democratic government by making more voters participate in political process. However, mandatory voting violates the democratic United States by restricting people’s rights.

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Currently, there are 30 states that have a voter ID law enacted in some form. The first law of its kind was passed in 2003. In recent years, there has been a lot activity in state legislatures regarding voter ID type laws. In 2011, legislators in 34 states introduced bills requiring eligible voters to show ID. ("Voter ID: Legislation Action, 2003-2014")Proponents of the voter ID laws believe they are necessary to ensure the integrity of votes.

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The main purpose of the voter ID law is to prevent voter fraud and it has yet to be a big issue. Since there has been no problems, I assume that there has been some sort of leeway happening in the registration process. One of the main forms of leeway could be the fact that we have the option of 7 different types of identification that could be presented in order to vote. And not only that, but we have the right to submit provisional votes as well until we show some sort of ID to match our registration

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This unfamiliarity and thought of the process being confusing deters the younger people from registering to vote in the first place. By removing this process, voters can just show up to cast their votes and move on with their day without worrying about this potentially confusing process. These three methods combined could increase the voter turnout for each

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Whether you are from Alabama, Connecticut, Louisiana, or Oregon you have the right to vote when you are 18, and have proof that you are a United States citizen. But all 50 states have a different voting process and the reason why is because states have the power to decide their own voting process. Each state has their own their own dates in which you can register to vote, actually vote, and the processes in which they vote. All the different processes have different ways in which the votes are counted, and this could be misinterpreted or confusing. There should be one process set up and designed by the government.

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