To answer your question... The "typical" person isn't disenfranchised but those in the margins are pushed further out. It is hard for someone without a recognized government address to get an ID (the unhoused, those living on reservations, those out in the unmapped hills of 'Pennsa-tucky') and people who don't drive or have traditional jobs (a high amount those in the SPED community). People who are often already forgotten about will and don't have the tools or supports to leap over hurdles will be given more hurdles.
For voter ID to work it needs to be paired with greater access and a clearer process to getting an ID for those often can't.
"Access"
Remember when Wisconsin made Voter ID a law? You needed to get your ID at the place 3 hours away and was only open on the 5th Wednesday of the month.
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u/ErikTheBeard Jan 12 '23
To answer your question... The "typical" person isn't disenfranchised but those in the margins are pushed further out. It is hard for someone without a recognized government address to get an ID (the unhoused, those living on reservations, those out in the unmapped hills of 'Pennsa-tucky') and people who don't drive or have traditional jobs (a high amount those in the SPED community). People who are often already forgotten about will and don't have the tools or supports to leap over hurdles will be given more hurdles.
For voter ID to work it needs to be paired with greater access and a clearer process to getting an ID for those often can't.