The Surprising Impact of North Carolina's New Voter ID Law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Today, however, at least 35 states have ID requirements, a prerequisite that has become broadly popular among voters across party lines who see it as a common-sense precaution.
51% : "Studies of the mandates have reached mixed conclusions, but most suggest that if ID requirements reduce voter turnout, the effect is small.
50% : "Although the latest law is far more forgiving than the 2013 version, Professor Cooper said, "Republicans get to accurately claim a win and tell voters they delivered voter ID -- which, by the way, the voters of North Carolina voted for."
50% : Meanwhile, the state's decadelong struggle over voter ID continues.
48% : "I don't know what it accomplishes, other than for some folks who really feel it's needed, it's enough," Bob Phillips, the executive director of Common Cause North Carolina and a steadfast opponent of voter ID laws, said of the requirement.
43% : After a decade of battles over voter ID, the law that finally went into effect landed with a whimper, not a bang.
40% : But the rise of an election denial movement that seeks tougher voting rules has relegated ID laws to the back row of priorities.

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