Republican legislatures in Alabama, Texas and South Carolina are trying to pass voter ID laws that make it mandatory for people to have a picture-ID to be able to vote. Before, utility bills were sufficient. Requiring a voter ID (typically a driver license) is problematic for large portions of the electorate like the elderly, the poor or minorities who don't necessarily have such thing.
I edited this interview of Rev. Scott Douglas from Birmingham, who bluntly says that these news laws (now effective in 8 states) are "just another way of installing the poll tax."
Journaliste multimédia installée aux Etats-Unis, je couvre l'actualité américaine au sens large pour Marianne, L'Humanité Dimanche, Lemonde.fr et quelques autres. Ce blog est le reflet de mes observations sur le terrain. I am a multimedia journalist based in the U.S. I cover the news for French outlets such as Marianne, L'Humanité Dimanche or Lemonde.fr among others. Here you will find my observations and pictures around my reporting.
Affichage des articles dont le libellé est voting rights; voter id. Afficher tous les articles
Affichage des articles dont le libellé est voting rights; voter id. Afficher tous les articles
vendredi, décembre 09, 2011
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