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True!
There is more nuance to the Voter ID debate.
US vs OTHERS IS NOT A FAIR COMPARISON...
It is tougher to obtain an ID in the US than in other countries where ID cards are issued to all citizens automatically.
...BECAUSE IDs COST MONEY IN US
The combined cost of document fees, travel expenses and waiting time is estimated to range from $75 to $175, a big expense for lower income Americans.
THAT'S WHY LOTS MORE IN US ARE WITHOUT IDs...
A whopping 11% of U.S. citizens do not have government-issued photo identification.
THEN, IDs AFFECT TURNOUT
A 2014 GAO study found that strict photo ID laws reduce turnout by 2-3 percentage points, which can translate into tens of thousands of votes lost in a single state.
AND FINALLY, IDs SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT EXIST
A recent study found that, since 2000, there were only 31 credible allegations of voter impersonation -– the only type of fraud that photo IDs could prevent –- during a period of time in which over 1 billion ballots were cast.