Georgia has a large population of Black voters, and Texas is currently the state with the largest Black population in the country.
We chose those two states not only to see how voter ID laws impact Black voters, but because they enacted new and stricter voter ID laws in 2021 and we wanted to measure how they impacted voters overall.
Our findings show how restrictive voter ID laws create barriers that many voters struggle to overcome, and how new and changing voter ID laws confuse and intimidate eligible voters. Those barriers fall disproportionately on young voters, as well Black and Hispanic voters, and low-income voters.
We can’t solve a problem unless we understand it. That’s why VoteRiders continues to research the impact of voter ID laws. We then use our findings to work with lawmakers so they understand that these laws harm our democracy and erect unnecessary barriers for millions of eligible voters.
Be sure to check out our findings! Read and share them with your friends and family during Black History Month.
In solidarity,
Lauren Kunis
CEO and Executive Director
VoteRiders
P.S. Big research projects like this cost money. You can help us fund more research into the effects and harms of voter ID laws with a monthly or one-time gift today.
