# What effect did voter-ID laws have in the 2012 election?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 22, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-effect-did-voter-id-laws-have-in-the-2012-election/664243 "2013-07-22T20:08:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-effect-did-voter-id-laws-have-in-the-2012-election/664243/60 "2013-07-25T20:19:22Z")

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> [@elucidator](#):
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> First offer us proof that providing you guys with evidence has ever changed your minds.

As **Bricker** has indicated, he can and does change his mind when evidence and argument can show him his position is inconsistent or incorrectly formulated. I can vouch for that, as I’ve been involved in discussions here where that happened.

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