Also , although we do know about 10 % of Americans might not have the ID necessary to vote , we do n't know how many wo n't vote specifically because of this extra burden , how many will be motivated to get an ID or how many will resort to absentee ballots , which do not require ID . Real ##ignment laws recently have been upheld in California and rejected in Texas . Nathaniel Persily : Nobody knows the impact of the laws or who will be prosecuted and how . It 's hard to find voters , he says , and hard to find voters impersonating another person . Persily : Upshot may be more likely as voters without IDs turn to absentee ballots .
Real ##ignment laws recently have been upheld in California and rejected in Texas . Nathaniel Persily : Nobody knows the impact of the laws or who will be prosecuted and how . It 's hard to find voters , he says , and hard to find voters impersonating another person . Persily : Upshot may be more likely as voters without IDs turn to absentee ballots .