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The implementation and effects of strict voter ID laws on voter turnout, particularly among targeted populations.
Yes — there are documented instances in which noncitizens (including unauthorized immigrants) have been found to have registered or cast ballots in U.S. elections, but independent audits and governmen...
Yes — in the House vote on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, the final tally was 221–198 and voted against the measure, as shown in the official roll call and contemporary reporting...
’s same-day registration system allows voters who lack or current proof of residence to have another registered voter “vouch” for their address at the polling place; a single voter may vouch for up to...
Fourteen states plus the District of Columbia are commonly reported as not requiring voters to present documentary identification when voting in person, a classification found in multiple election-law...
and progressive advocates describe many laws as racist or racially discriminatory because they say the rules impose disproportionate burdens on Black, Latino, low‑income, elderly and young voters — gr...
’s most recent collaborative national survey estimates that roughly 9.1 percent of citizens of voting age — about 21.3 million people — lack ready access to a document proving citizenship (birth certi...
Peer‑reviewed research on and proof‑of‑citizenship laws shows mixed results: several peer‑reviewed articles find small or no aggregate turnout effects, while other peer‑reviewed work and rigorous anal...
Late‑counted absentee and provisional ballots were a real and predictable force in 2024 vote tabulation—concentrated in particular states and governed by state rules—and they operated in familiar “blu...
Chicago’s history includes well-documented episodes of electoral corruption — from machine-era tricks and investigative exposés in the 20th century to a major federal probe in the early 1980s that pro...
Proposals that force documentary proof of citizenship at registration create additional paperwork hurdles that reduce turnout for some lawful citizens, disproportionately affecting groups less likely ...
Legal fights over "–style" proof-of-citizenship requirements have largely been theoretical and pre‑emptive: voting‑rights organizations and state groups have vowed litigation and warned of constitutio...
Claims that noncitizens are voting—despite multiple studies and audits finding such incidents extremely rare—have been amplified by some policymakers and advocacy groups to justify new voter identific...
States described as “no ID required” still use formal processes — affidavits, ballot declarations or provisional ballots — to confirm a voter’s identity when documentation is missing at the polls; tho...