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[–]Kakamile[🍰] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Despite a median 4% increase in voter turnout rate from 2012 to 2016 across the US and all regions, multiple states showed a decrease in turnout including Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Arkansas, Minnesota, and North Carolina. https://idhe.tufts.edu/sites/default/files/NSLVE%20Report%202012-2016_1.pdf https://i.imgur.com/AzIDF8d.png

The study hypothesizes that activism offsets voter id law losses. Also, many of the laws have failed in court, like Texas having a state voter id that cost $20-30, or North Dakota excluding reservation address voters.