Can college students vote using student ID
Critical Analysis
Based on the visual above, what is the rule on using student ids for voting in your state?
Based on the visual above, how many states have no id laws (do not require any id) to vote?
Based on the visual above, how many states only accept some forms of student ids to vote?
As you know there are almost zero cases of people voting illegally. The Brennan Center’s seminal report on this issue, The Truth About Voter Fraud, reviewed elections for voter fraud, and found incident rates between 0.0003 percent and 0.0025 percent. Given this tiny incident rate for voter impersonation fraud, it is more likely, the report noted, that an American “will be struck by lightning than that he will impersonate another voter at the polls.” If you were the emperor or empress of your state would you allow college students to vote using their student id?
Throughout American history, different groups have had their vote suppressed - Women, African-Americans, Immigrants, youth. Make a claim about the purpose of these vote suppression.
What does the map above tell us about federalism and American voting?
Following a record-setting year for youth turnout in 2020, research shows a clear connection between a state’s voting policies and its youth and college student voting rates. Draw a conclusion about what age groups would most want to stop young people from voting.
Identify three policies that would be most supported by college age voters.
Based on the image below*, identify which party would most likely benefit from increased college age voting.
Alarmed over young people increasingly proving to be a force for Democrats at the ballot box, Republican lawmakers in a number of states have been trying to enact new obstacles to voting for college students. In Idaho, Republicans used their power monopoly this month to ban student ID cards as a form of voter identification. Explain why young people tend to vote Democratic.
Learning Extension
Watch this short video about election security in America.
Action Extension
Contact your state representative and let them know whether they should allow student id for voting.
Visual Extension*
Student Voting Bill of Rights
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