# How do voter ID laws suppress minority votes?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 11, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-voter-id-laws-suppress-minority-votes/665968 "2013-08-11T22:09:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-voter-id-laws-suppress-minority-votes/665968/76 "2013-08-12T18:38:40Z")

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> [@elucidator](#):
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> But it could happen, couldn’t it? There’s a non-zero chance of it happening, isn’t there? How is it that such justification works for you, but not for us?

Because.

> [@Here's your "all white jury", race hustlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-your-all-white-jury-race-hustlers/664621/197):
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> Do you have an actual, plain, clear, answer?

> [@Here's your "all white jury", race hustlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-your-all-white-jury-race-hustlers/664621/198):
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> Sure! You don’t deserve one. Plain enough for your sorry ass?

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