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Questionable Reporting from NY Times

February 22, 2007 |

Sketchy reporting again from the New York Times. Hey. It’s not a blog… they get the big bucks. Read the title, content and see if it read right…..

Lower Voter Turnout Is Seen in States That Require ID
By CHRISTOPHER DREW
Published: February 21, 2007

States that imposed identification requirements on voters reduced turnout at the polls in the 2004 presidential election by about 3 percent, and by two to three times as much for minorities, new research suggests….

Federal law requires only first-time voters to verify their identities. But about half the states require documentation from all voters.

Requirements for photo identification have been hotly debated, and Dr. Vercellotti said their potential impact needed to be studied closely.

[Note this is in error: Ohio also now requires: CC] Only two states, Indiana and Florida, now require all voters to show photo ID, and voters without it are allowed to cast only provisional ballots. Indiana officials have said voter turnout increased by 2 percent last November, compared with the 2002 midterm election, despite the enactment of a photo ID law in 2005.

Three states — Hawaii, Louisiana and South Dakota — require voters without photo ID to sign affidavits to cast regular ballots. Photo ID laws in Missouri and Georgia have been struck down in court, and several states are considering similar measures.

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