Ohio now has the strictest voter ID law in the U.S., preventing thousands from voting. Other states with new ID laws include Florida and Georgia.

By MATTHEW ROUSU: Opponents of voter ID claim that the law restricts voter rights and is too expensive. They’re wrong on both counts. Given the benefits of a voter ID law and the low cost of ...

This latest study echoes the conclusion of others, including a landmark report by The Heritage Foundation in 2007 finding that voter ID laws don’t reduce voter turnout, including among African ...

Strict voter ID laws, now on the books in 10 states, have gotten a lot of attention over the past several years. Supporters argue that they’re necessary to stop voter fraud, particularly voter ...

But Hersh says that it also shows that voter ID laws affect a relatively small percentage of the population. Across all registered voters in Texas, the researchers found 4.5 percent lack proper ...

One thing is clear: The trend over the past two decades has been toward tighter voter ID requirements. And in the months since the 2020 election, several Republican-run legislatures sympathetic to ...

Voter ID and absentee-ballot limits: the South tightens key voting laws ahead of election States across the South are passing new restrictions on how votes are cast.

MADISON, WI — Wisconsin has long had a voter ID requirement on its books — one of the strictest in the nation. This year, voters will decide whether to make it harder to weaken that requirement.

Wisconsin's voter ID law was signed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker in 2011 but didn't go into effect until 2016 due to lengthy legal challenges.