I know that if you are reading this, you probably support Voter ID laws already, but if you need ammo to hammer arguments about how "requiring an ID is oppressive", use this page.
I suppose there is a pacifist teetotalling non-smoking citizen who doesn't have a bank account or cell phone, has never applied for any government benefits or employment, lives alone in someone's garage, walks everywhere he goes, and has never been seen by a doctor or hospital* and who has never needed a prescription of any sort who REALLY, REALLY wants to influence the political landscape, but vague hypotheticals aren't enough to override the State's interest in preventing fraud on massive scales. There actually has to be someone who is harmed by the requirement. (And most States say that if the potential voter wants to vote, but can't afford the minor fee involved in obtaining the ID, that fee - often on the order of $4-20 - can be waived.
(* what with the total avoidance of tobacco and liquor, and all that healthy exercise, I have to admit this is possible)
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