Watch: The Debate on Voter ID Laws

Wendy Weiser, director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School, argues against restrictive state voter ID laws on PBS’s NewsHour program. In Texas, where the Justice Dept. recently blocked a voter ID law, Weiser explains “that Hispanic voters were more than twice as likely than non-Hispanic voters to lack these forms of government-issued photo I.D.s.” She also points out that state laws “chery-pick” which kinds of ID’s would be accepted. “You can vote in Texas using a concealed handgun carry license, but not using a state employment I.D. or a state student I.D.”

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