November 28, 2007 11:00 AM Posted By News Questions & comments 0

Voter ID Laws: Preventing Fraud or Suppressing the Vote?

On October 23, 2007, ACS hosted a panel at the National Press Club, where leading experts discussed how voter photo-ID laws impact our democracy. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument on Wednesday, January 9, 2008, in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, which will examine the constitutionality of requiring voters to show photo ID. More coverage of the 2007-2008 Supreme Court Term is available here.

Moderated by Tova Wang, Democracy Fellow, The Century Foundation, the panel included Julie Fernandes, Senior Policy Analyst and Special Counsel, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Deborah Goldberg, Democracy Program Director, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Robert Kelner, Partner and Chair of Election and Political Law Practice, Covington & Burling LLP and Spencer Overton, Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School. Streaming video is available here.


Julie Fernandes: the fundamental right to vote.

 


Julie Fernandes: implications of proposed voter photo-ID laws.


Deborah Goldberg: defining voter fraud.


Spencer Overton: the false analogy used to frame some discussions of voter fraud.


Deborah Goldberg: most established democracies do not require an ID to vote.


Deborah Goldberg: a Constitutional presumption in favor of voting.


Deborah Goldberg: best voting practices and nationwide standards.


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