Voter Identification Laws and Voter Turnout: 2000-2016

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Brief Overview

After the 2000 election HAVA was passed providing a foundation for voter identification laws. Issues surrounding these laws have centered around voter suppression. The study analyzes these laws using the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 elections.

Author

• Lindsey Brooke Hendren, University of South Carolina-Columbia