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TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 I. Voter Identification 4 A. Background 4 B. Roundup of Legislative Developments 5 C. What the Bills Say 5 Making it Harder for Students to Vote 8 D. Legislative Battles 9 1. A High Priority After Years Without Success 9 a. Change in Partisan Control 9 Focus: Rhode Island and Ohio— 10 Exceptions That Prove the Rule b. Heightened Priority 11 Focus: Texas 11 c. Support by Conservative ALEC 11 2. The Debate 12 The Costs of Voter ID 15 3. When All Else Fails: Ballot Measures 14 II. Documentary Proof Of Citizenship To Register Or Vote 16 A. Background 16 B. Roundup of Legislative Developments 17 C. What the Bills Say 17 D. Legislative Battles 17 Iii. Making Voter Registration Harder 19 Part 1: Voter Registration Drive Regulations 19 A. Background 19 B. Roundup of Legislative Developments 21 C. What the Bills Say 21 D. Legislative Battles 22 Florida History 22 2011 Debate in Florida 22 Impact of New Voting Laws on Minority Voters 24 Part 2: Eliminating Same-Day Registration 25 A. Background 25 B. Roundup of Legislative Developments 25 C. What the Bills Say 26 The Special Case of Ohio’s Referendum 26 D. Legislative Battles 27 Focus: Maine and the People’s Vote 27 Part 3: Other Restrictions on Voter Registration 28 Focus: Florida 28 Focus: Wisconsin 28
IV. Making Voting Harder: Restricting Early In-Person Voting 29 And Mail-In Absentee Voting A. Background 29 B. Roundup of Legislative Developments 29 C. What the Bills Say 30 D. Legislative Battles 31 The Debate 31 Early Voting on Sunday and the Black Vote 33 V. Making It Harder To Restore Voting Rights 34 A. Background 34 B. Roundup of Legislation and Executive Actions 34 C. Content of Executive Actions 35 D. The Debate 36 Endnotes 37
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