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In response to "WaPo: Do voter identification laws suppress minority voting? Yes. We did the research. -- (link)" by pmb

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Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Feb 15 '17, 12:28

I would argue that a much better analysis would be before-and-after case studies of given states turnout gaps before and after the "strict voter ID" laws are in place. I don't like the idea of taking an average across the board of 20/30/40 states and using this to reach a conclusion.

I would also love to see their raw data to see which states are contributing to those averages for "not strict" and "strict". I am interested in seeing if there are any states where the turnout gap changed and there were 0 changes in voter ID requirements. I am also interested in seeing if there are any states where there was a turnout gap reduction with voter ID in place.

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- They're just questions at this point, based on reading the article and not the full paper. - Strongbad Feb 15, 12:49 2
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    - Would love to see data on Georgia's laws, maybe I'll look when I get home. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 12:59
Also, IMO - Strongbad Feb 15, 12:34 14
- I think the info you're looking for was fairly clearly established (pre v. post), but the criticism of those were that they were single state focused - pmb Feb 15, 12:43 2
  - This paragraph addresses it head on. - pmb Feb 15, 12:48
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  - Hypothetical - Strongbad Feb 15, 12:47 9
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    - That's why they looked across a broader spectrum than a single race. Or narrowed it to looking only at democrats. - pmb Feb 15, 12:50 7
      - My point - Strongbad Feb 15, 12:58 6
        
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        Their implied conclusion is causation. - Strongbad Feb 15, 13:19 4
        
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        I am not trying to disprove causation. - Strongbad Feb 15, 13:28 2
        
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        of the 2 sets of additional data I have brought up in this thread - Strongbad Feb 15, 14:00

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