The Necessity of State IDs Annika Adstedt Sam Rock Farrin Saba Wil Stowers

Background Help America Vote Act (HAVA) 2002 Supreme Court Purcell v. Gonzalez Democratic Party v. Rokita Significance Statewide Voter Registration Systems

Minimal Effort by Voter State IDs are the easiest form of identification to validate a person’s ability to vote. The voting process is expedited when a voter’s identification has already been verified, instead of the voter going through the lengthy process of having to prove who they are when they arrive to vote. Due to the verification of voters’ identities, the accuracy of the results are more certain.

Legitimate Results  As American citizens, people will feel more comfortable knowing that their vote matters and the results of the election are more genuine, fair outcomes.  After the election has been held, it is less likely that the results of the election will be called into question  Multiple cases of “questionable” election results

With the use of State IDs, voting fraud will be harder to execute. Without proof of identity, individuals can deceivingly vote as other citizens. State issued IDs prohibit this from happening because only true citizens of the state will be allowed to vote in their own election. Although they do not stop voting fraud entirely, IDs help combat voting fraud that requires culprits to impersonate other humans. States are beginning to pass laws that requires the government to make IDs cost nothing. Ten states including Texas and Pennsylvania passed voter ID laws. These laws require the state to fund the issuance of IDs so there is more accessibility to getting an ID and to have an honest vote. “Real ID Card” Act, uniform mandate Protection Against Voting Fraud

Voter Fraud -one instance of voter fraud is too much -affects the power of one voter’s vote -absentee ballots should require (free) voter ID’s in order to prevent the majority of voter fraud -this will help eliminate voter fraud and manipulation from government officials -voter fraud will affect smaller elections such as congressional and mayoral races

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