Voter IDs Are Not the Problem: A Survey of Three States (PDF)
One of the issues being debated in the context Crawford is how many individuals lack the necessary identification and would thus be affected by laws like Indiana’s. Drawing on survey data from three states, a new report from researchers at the Center for Democracy and Election Management at American University suggests that the lack of photo ID may not be a terribly widespread problem.

Read the report here (PDF).
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