The Pros And Cons Of Voter Identification Laws

In America where our government is based on democratic values and federalist ideals there are often clashes that occur and voting has become a topic that has sparked national debates. Due to some states attempting to implement new voter identification laws, which often seek to make elections more accurate and practical. But in turn these laws exclude a great number of citizens who would not be able to receive an ID. I believe that these voter ID laws are unnecessary, voting should be a right given to the citizens of any properly functioning democracy. Besides fraudulent votes have never been a major issue in major American elections that there would need to be an exigency to create a way to dispose of those fraudulent votes. And ultimately this is unconstitutional and could be the rise of another poll tax in America. In a democracy voting is the main proponent in its structure. Democracy is supposed to be a form of government that allows all of its citizens to have their own voice in America that is through their vote, but the voter ID laws would essentially implode American democracy by taking away the voices of millions and millions of citizens who would not be able to receive one. These ID’s that are being proposed for the most part cost up to $25 in price which …show more content…
To start off the effects of these laws would be the restriction of voting for certain citizens in America, and over the year’s restrictions on voting have been frowned upon and have been ultimately deemed unconstitutional for example; race, gender and ownership of property. This could be also deemed another form of a poll tax(a tax on voting) which was deemed unconstitutional by the 24th Amendment in the 1960’s, which was to make sure that a certain group of people wouldn’t be voting in federal elections which is what these voting ID’s would