Regarding burden and the ID debate:

I think that surveys of public suport should not be read to mean that
the burden is slight.

I'm not able to go back and review the evidence this instant, but I
recall that there is a difference if you ask people if they have a
photo ID vs asking the if the ID is up to date or has the correct
address. Considering that roughly 1 out of 8 people say they have
moved in the past 12 months, a large number of people would have to
update their ID as well as re-register if they moved in the few months
before voting. I am certain a great many people are not timely when it
comes to updating these IDs after a move.

Regarding empirical evidence of the impact of photo IDs, I think the
discussion should focus (or include) evidence of its harm, as the
unintended consequences of this reform (or perhpas intended as some
have pointed out) are substantial and all past evidence points to this
swamping any benefit in a loose cost-benefit analysis framework.

-Doug
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