In Voting Process, Photo ID Gets Wide Support, Republicans More Likely to Believe There's Fraud, CBS News Poll Finds

Poll Shows Broad Support for Voter ID as Senate Weighs SAVE Act

WASHINGTON – A new CBS News/YouGov poll found that 80 percent of Americans support requiring a valid photo ID to vote, giving Republicans fresh ammunition as the U.S. Senate takes up the SAVE Act in a sharply divided debate over election security and ballot access. The survey, conducted March 16 through March 19, found support [...] The post Poll Shows Broad Support for Voter ID as Senate Weighs SAVE Act appeared first on The Maine Wire.

CBS Poll: More Blacks, Hispanics Would Vote with SAVE Act Photo ID Requirement

Despite claims by Democrats that Republicans’ SAVE Act requiring a photo ID to vote is “Jim Crow 2.0” and would disenfranchise Black voters, results of a new CBS News poll reveal that it would actually increase voting by Black and Hispanic citizens. Results of the CBS/YouGov survey of U.S. adults, conducted March 16-19, show that 80% of Blacks and 77% favor “requiring people to show valid photo identification before they are permitted to vote.” …

In voting process, photo ID gets wide support, Republicans more likely to believe there's fraud, CBS News poll finds

Few Americans feel they know a lot of the specifics about the SAVE Act.

Voter ID Has Wide Support. Why Are Republicans Struggling?

Millions of Americans are asking this question. Voter ID is one of the most overwhelmingly popular reforms in the country. According to Gallup, a stunning 84 percent of Americans support showing photo ID at the ballot box. Not only that, but 83 percent also want proof of citizenship when registering to vote. Strong majorities of Republicans, Independents and even Democrats want action.