asks voters if they would support additional requirements for in-person voting, including presenting government-issued photo IDs. It also asks for additional identifying information for those who mail their ballots, such as providing the last four digits of a driver鈥檚 license or social security numbers.
The measure, Question 7 on the November ballot, is supported by Republicans and conservatives.
But Athar Haseebullah, Executive Director of the ACLU of Nevada, opposes additional voting restrictions, adding that voting ID requirements are completely different than ID laws imposed to purchase items like liquor or cigarettes.
鈥淭here's no constitutional right to buy beer, there's no constitutional right to buy cigarettes,鈥� Haseebullah said. 鈥淭here is a constitutional right to vote. We don't think voting rights should be infringed upon.鈥�
Haseebullah also said low-income, tribal and rural voters could be affected if the state does not provide a means to obtain free IDs.
Other opponents like Quentin Savwoir, President of NAACP Nevada, say voters already must provide an ID when registering to vote. Nevada also has a signature verification system.
鈥淲e should be looking for ways to increase voter turnout than to suppress it,鈥� Savwoir. 鈥淎nd voter ID laws do the exact opposite.鈥�
Colorado has passed measures to improve access to voting, including providing ballots in different languages. has increased restrictions by requiring IDs to be presented during in-person voting.
Haseebullah predicts if this measure passes in Nevada, it will be challenged in court.
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