Judith Dianis : « Dianis : States require photo IDs , limit early voting , ban people with criminal records . These laws mostly affect blacks , Latinos , the disabled , the old and the young , she says . Through a spate of restrictive laws passed in Republican-led state legislatures , a disproportionate number of African-Americans , Latinos , people with disabilities , the elderly and the young will find voting difficult and in many cases impossible . These laws are meant to prevent voter fraud , she writes , but fraud is exceedingly rare .
Judith Dianis : « Dianis : States require photo IDs , limit early voting , ban people with criminal records . These laws mostly affect blacks , Latinos , the disabled , the old and the young , she says . These laws are meant to prevent voter fraud , she writes , but fraud is exceedingly rare .