Voter ID laws may restrict 210,000 trans people from voting in November

Voter identification laws in specific states could make it much more difficult for transgender Americans to vote in the upcoming presidential election, a new report from the Williams Institute states.

“Voter ID laws can create a unique barrier to voting for a substantial number of transgender people, which is particularly impactful in elections decided by a small number of votes,” said Jody L. Herman, the report’s co-author and a senior public policy scholar at the Williams Institute.

Upwards of 210,000 transgender adults who are eligible to vote could face significant barriers due to a lack of proper identification, comprising nearly a fourth of the total trans population who are eligible to vote. The need for proper ID becomes an issue for trans people in states with strict voter ID laws.

Such laws require voters to…

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