Texas Voter I.D Law
In recent years, the Texas legislature passed a law that required a state-issued photo ID in order to vote. By passing this law, a number of questions have been raised regarding the recent passing of legislation in Texas that requires individuals to possess a state-issued photo ID in order to be allowed to vote. However, some people argue that the law would suppress the voter turnout because it would restrict some groups of people from voting. Question regarding how much power states have in the regulation of election are also being raised, especially considering the fact that federal standard have broader law such as the Voting Rights Act and relevant constitutional provisions.
When we look at the voter I.D Law we have …show more content…
The states have been given the freedom to set their own standards based on such aspects as citizenship, age, non-felon status, and residency, among others (Goldman, Berry & Janda, 2008). Throughout the state of Texas voter turnout has been at a low. In the 2014 Texas primary election, there was just a turnout of 13.3% of registered turnout. This is about 3% lower than the 16.3% turnout in the 2012 primary. By looking at this we can see that the law passed by the Texas legislature is affecting the voting turnouts. If we go deeper into this we can see that this affects races also. A study done by the University of Houston and Rice University Baker Institute shows that in the congressional district 23, which commonly known as a Latino major district showed that about 76.9% of the people that were there could not vote because of the not possessing a valid I.D, and it also showed that 10.6% were not able to vote because of the voter I.D law. That is just one example of how wrong this bill is in not giving constitutional rights to many Texans. At the end of that primary the state of Texas had a statewide voter turnout of about 28.3% which was one of the lowest in the …show more content…
I believe that this will ultimately lower; since in 2014 Texas had a 28.3%, voter turnout will start to decrease. Since many immigrants in Texas live in south and west Texas. Secondly, the effect of this voter I.D law could be dramatic since a lot of immigrants don’t have any forms of identifications. With having not many turnouts during election periods, it could be possible that people who are not likely to win. The future does not look good if this voter ID law stays because the effect of turnout would pose big problem for the
In recent years, the Texas legislature passed a law that required a state-issued photo ID in order to vote. By passing this law, a number of questions have been raised regarding the recent passing of legislation in Texas that requires individuals to possess a state-issued photo ID in order to be allowed to vote. However, some people argue that the law would suppress the voter turnout because it would restrict some groups of people from voting. Question regarding how much power states have in the regulation of election are also being raised, especially considering the fact that federal standard have broader law such as the Voting Rights Act and relevant constitutional provisions.
When we look at the voter I.D Law we have …show more content…
The states have been given the freedom to set their own standards based on such aspects as citizenship, age, non-felon status, and residency, among others (Goldman, Berry & Janda, 2008). Throughout the state of Texas voter turnout has been at a low. In the 2014 Texas primary election, there was just a turnout of 13.3% of registered turnout. This is about 3% lower than the 16.3% turnout in the 2012 primary. By looking at this we can see that the law passed by the Texas legislature is affecting the voting turnouts. If we go deeper into this we can see that this affects races also. A study done by the University of Houston and Rice University Baker Institute shows that in the congressional district 23, which commonly known as a Latino major district showed that about 76.9% of the people that were there could not vote because of the not possessing a valid I.D, and it also showed that 10.6% were not able to vote because of the voter I.D law. That is just one example of how wrong this bill is in not giving constitutional rights to many Texans. At the end of that primary the state of Texas had a statewide voter turnout of about 28.3% which was one of the lowest in the …show more content…
I believe that this will ultimately lower; since in 2014 Texas had a 28.3%, voter turnout will start to decrease. Since many immigrants in Texas live in south and west Texas. Secondly, the effect of this voter I.D law could be dramatic since a lot of immigrants don’t have any forms of identifications. With having not many turnouts during election periods, it could be possible that people who are not likely to win. The future does not look good if this voter ID law stays because the effect of turnout would pose big problem for the