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Vote November 4: Defeat Suppression of Minorities, Youth, Workers

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Hawaii

Hawaii's H.B. 1359 requires citizens do not need to provide ID at the polling station. They are only required if the poll watcher requests it. Only citizens required to present ID are first-time voters.

Idaho

Idaho's H-496 requires voters to present ID at the polls. If the voter does not have ID, they can sign an affidavit affirming their identity.

Illinois

The state is distinguished for its' severe voter ID laws, which require two separate ID's to vote in the state. Illinois also has strict voter registration laws, which mandates that third party voter organizations can only have two state mandated deputy registrars. Brennan Research claims Illinois as inconsiderately limiting voter opportunities, stating "anyone collecting state voter registration forms (as opposed to the national voter registration form) must first become part of the official registrar system", a provision the ACLU considers impeding to the voter registration process.

Indiana

Public Law 109-2005 was passed in 2005 and requires citizens to produce "a government-issued photo ID before casting a ballot at the polls on Election Day." A 2013 amendment now allows polling places to demand ID before allowing the person to vote. Voters without ID can vote, but if ID is not produced by 12:00 PM the following Monday of the election to the state electoral agency, the ballot is invalidated.

Kansas

Since 2012, Kansas has attempted to create restrictive voter laws, particularly photo ID laws in 2012 & proof of citizenship legislation in 2014. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is one of the most fervent voter fraud Republican zealots currently in office. Kobach is apprehensive about federal voter registration anti-fraud policies being truly effective at inhibiting undocumented immigrants from voting & has rallied in support of the national form registration necessitating proof of citizenship. The new voting system allows voters to vote in federal elections only if they do provide documentation, stating that "sometimes identity assurance is necessary to protect" against voter fraud. He asserted the 19,000 Kansas residents who have reportedly been barred from registering are just "not completing the process" properly. Currently Kobach is involved in multiple states voter suppression campaigns.

Louisiana

Louisiana has one of the oldest voter ID law on the books, being enacted in 1997. Louisana's RS 18:562 requires voters provide ID at the polls, but voters without ID can sign an affidavit affirming their identity.

Michigan

Michigan's Election Law Act 116 of 1954 is requests voters to bring ID. Voters can sign an affidavit without proving their citizenship at a later date. In 2012, Governor Rick Snyder vetoed legislation that would of expanded the law and made it mandatory for voters to show ID at polls and absentee voters to show ID before picking up a ballot. Republican Governor Rick Snyder called the proposed legislation "confusing" and made him one of few Republicans that have openly opposed more restrictive voter fraud legislation.

Mississippi

Mississippi Voter ID Petition or Initiative 27, makes voter bring photo ID to the polling station. The law allows the use of various ID's such as firearm registration, passports, tribal ID's and a Mississippi voter ID card. Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann celebrated Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act dissolution, arguing that Mississippi and the 9 other southern states covered under the provision deserved to be treated fairly. He went on to say "We're not the same old Mississippi our fathers' fathers were."

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