What Was the Effect of More Than a Dozen States

question 52

Multiple Choice

What was the effect of more than a dozen states adopting a requirement that voters show a picture ID at the polls before the 2012 election?

• A) It raised the cost of participation for poor and minority voters who are more likely not to possess driver's licenses or passports.
• B) It reduced the cost of participation for wealthy White voters who are more likely to have a driver's license or a passport.
• C) It did not really have an effect because equal numbers of Republican and Democratic states adopted these new rules so the effects canceled each other out.
• D) There was no effect on the cost-benefit calculation for voters because everyone has either a driver's license or a passport.

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