Many states are pushing for stricter voter identification policies at the polls, while critics argue such requirements are unconstitutional and used as a means of voter suppression. Here are some pros and cons of voter ID laws.


PRO



Could help temper the country’s embarrassingly high voter turnout rates



Less time-consuming form of discrimination than literacy test



Nationwide surge in ID demand could create up to four new jobs at DMV



Guarantees only those bearing the signet ring of the Knights Templar will be able to vote more than once



Current system gives far too little power to septuagenarian volunteers



The most palatable facade we’ve got for government’s racial bias



CON

