Poll: Sixty-nine percent of black voters and 75% overall support voter ID laws

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New polling shows that a large majority supports voter ID laws that require individuals to show a photo identification before voting, including almost 70% of black voters.

The poll, released on Wednesday by Rasmussen Reports, found that 75% believe photo identification should be presented before voting and that 69% of black voters support voter ID laws.

Broken down by party, 60% of Democrats support showing an ID to vote compared to 89% of Republicans.

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The polling also showed that only 21% oppose voter ID laws.

The new data comes as Democrats and Republicans spar on Capitol Hill over H.R. 1, the For The People Act, which would loosen requirements on both registering to vote and voting.

Former President Donald Trump slammed the legislation earlier this week, saying through one of his advisers that Democrats are attempting to “rig” elections and “must be stopped.”

Republicans have long advocated for voter ID laws, which they say is an effective way to combat voter fraud, while Democrats insist that voter fraud is a “myth” and that voter ID laws are discriminatory toward low-income and minority communities.

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Black voters are evenly split at 43% when polled on whether or not being asked to show identification is discriminatory, according to Rasmussen.

“Many Americans do not have one of the forms of identification states acceptable for voting,” the American Civil Liberties Union’s website says about its opposition to voter ID laws. “These voters are disproportionately low-income, racial and ethnic minorities, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Such voters more frequently have difficulty obtaining ID, because they cannot afford or cannot obtain the underlying documents that are a prerequisite to obtaining government-issued photo ID card.”

Supporters of voter ID disagree, citing studies that show no suppression of voter turnout in areas where a photo ID is necessary to vote while also taking issue with the insinuation that minorities struggle to acquire identification.

“You know what’s racist? Assuming because I’m black that ‘I just don’t have the capability of getting an I-D,’” Republican Rep. Burgess Owens, a black man, said about voter ID laws recently. “Disclaimer: We are capable of getting and I-D (and even using the internet!)”

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