Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Election 2012: ID laws could disenfranchise minority voters

African American voters in Maryland. PHOTO/Rich Vary/NewsHour

As many as 700,000 minority voters under age 30 may be unable to cast a ballot in November because of photo ID laws in certain states, according to a new study. The lower turnout could affect several House races as well as the tight presidential contest.

Using calculations based on turnout figures for the past two presidential elections, researchers at the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis concluded

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