Voting

Requirements

Voter identification laws require voters to provide proof of identity.

• 2023, 35 states had laws requesting/requiring voters to show ID.

• 7 states have strict voter ID laws

• Remaining 15 states use other methods to verify identity

• Research is mixed as to whether identification laws reduce turnout

Some counties still use paper ballots, but most now use computerized electronic voting systems.

• The 2000 presidential election led to a closer look at different ballot forms and voting systems used across the 3000 US Counties.

• After this election, Congress adopted the Help America Vote Act in 2002

• It required states to use computerized voter registration databases

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