Most Voters Favor Photo ID At Polls, Don’t See It As Discrimination
The Obama administration is in federal court this week challenging Texas’ new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. Attorney General Eric Holder told the NAACP yesterday that such laws are like the poll taxes of old intended to keep blacks from voting. But most voters don’t see it that way.
In fact, Rasmussen Reports polling finds that only 21% of Likely U.S. Voters nationwide think it’s discriminatory to require all voters to prove their identity before being allowed to vote. Seventy-three percent (73%) disagree and say such a requirement does not discriminate against some voters. That's consistent with past polling on the topic.
But then 56% of voters oppose the Justice Department’s decision to challenge the legality of Texas’ new law in court. Thirty-three percent (33%) agree with that decision, and 11% are undecided.
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