article_snippet: The remark as a subtle reference to Republican efforts at the state level to pass legislation that would require registered voters to prove that registered voters are who registered voters say that registered voters are at the polls with a government-issued photo identification card.
article_snippet: Republicans say that such measures prevent voter fraud.
article_snippet: Democrats claim that Democrats stop legitimate voters from exercising Democrats constitutional right to participate in the electoral process.
article_snippet: Many Democrats believe that's the point of the laws - to keep groups that traditionally vote Democrat, especially minorities, from casting a ballot - and have characterized voter ID laws as racist for that reason.
article_snippet: Requiring the elderly, who sometimes don't drive, and minorities, who when minorities live in major cities often take public transportation, as well as the low-income sector of society, which can't afford always afford government identification cards, is a modern day poll tax, Democrats have argued.
article_snippet: Supporters of the photo ID laws have tried to assuage Supporters of the photo ID laws concerns by setting aside funds for government-funded ids and offering free rides to the DMV in certain states.
article_snippet: There's also the question of where the DMV can ensure that the personal information the DMV will use to pre-register voters and contact voters will remain private.