Minority Youth More Likely to be Asked for ID When Voting than Whites

[The Straight Story]

In an era when voter ID laws have become popular in many states, a new study shows that minority youths (age 18-29) are more often singled out for identification than young white Americans.

The study, coauthored by Cathy J. Cohen of the University of Chicago and Jon C. Rogowski of Washington University in St. Louis, found that 72.9% of black youth were asked for ID, compared with 60.8% of young Latinos and 50.8% of young whites.

Among youths in states with no voter ID laws, blacks were still disproportionately affected (65.5%), compared with 55.3% of Latino youth and 42.8% of white youth.

Blacks and Latinos were also more disinclined than whites to not vote because of voter ID requirements. More than 17% of black youth and 8.1% of Latino youth said not having the proper ID kept them from voting, compared with just 4.7% of white youth.


http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/minority-youth-more-likely-to-be-asked-for-id-when-voting-than-whites-130315?news=849438

[Cal Carpenter]

1. Time after time these bullshit laws

are shown to disenfranchise minorities and the poor.

They are anti-democratic.

There are very few examples of voters committing fraud. And these examples don't sway elections.

If we want to get fraud out of our elections, it may behoove our elected officials to aim a little fucking higher. Of course, that might put many of them out of a job.

Our democracy is a joke.

[Coyotl]

2. The Republicans and ALEC are pushing these laws BECAUSE they disenfranchised along racial lines

knowing full well that people vote along racial lines. It is blatant racism first and foremost.

[uponit7771]

3. +1

[CosmicDustBunny]

4. Gee. There's a shock.