New Voter ID Rules, Audits Being Pushed in Multiple States

New rules In Georgia and Florida will require voters to provide additional identification, which critics say will impact minority voters and students.

More than a half year after the election, Republican lawmakers are passing new restrictions requiring identification to vote by mail.  Voters in Florida and Georgia who want to vote absentee ballots in next year's governors races now must first provide identification to receive a ballot. Only two states had such a law in the books in 2020.  New legislation requiring additional identification for mailed ballots has been introduced in 10 states. Critics say the measures may disproportionately bar votes from low-income, minority and college-age voters who are more likely to lack valid identification or an ID with a current address.