Perspectives: Are Voter Photo Identification Laws a Good Idea?

Autor/in	Middleton, Tiffany
Titel	Perspectives: Are Voter Photo Identification Laws a Good Idea?
Quelle	In: Social Education, 76 (2012) 2, S.66-70 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Elections; Political Campaigns; Voting; Barriers; Photography; Identification; Current Events; State Legislation; Public Opinion; Social Studies; Alabama; Kansas; Rhode Island; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Election; Wahl; Abstimmung; Fotografie; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Aktualität; Landesrecht; Öffentliche Meinung; Gemeinschaftskunde
Abstract	As the 2012 presidential election approaches, controversy grows over recent statewide legislative initiatives that impose stricter identification requirements on voters. These new voter identification laws--especially those that require voters to produce a government-issued photo ID--are the subject of intense debates. During 2011, seven states signed laws requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification at polling locations: Alabama, Kansas, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. In all, 31 states now require identification to vote; 15 require photo identification. To stimulate discussion and debate, the author presents perspectives on this issue for teachers' consideration from six different experts, along with discussion suggestions for use with students. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10