>>>That all makes sense on a logical level. It's also clear that voter ID is aimed at people who are likely to vote for Democrats.
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>>I can't think of a single reason why every voter shouldn't be required to present a photo ID when voting. It's important to disregard what group this might affect and evaluate the rule on it's own; it's a pretty damn low bar.
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>Because many of them don't have such an ID (turns out about 10% of PA voters have neither a drivers license nor the state-provided non-drivers photo ID). Getting such an ID can be expensive (both in actual costs and in work hours lost), difficult and time-consuming.

I don't think claiming expense is a viable roadblock to obtaining an ID.
http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/driverlicensephotoidcenter/obtainingphotoid.shtml

A couple minutes to fill out the form
A $13.50 fee.
Schedule DMV appt so you don't waste time in the office.
Hand over form & fee, show SS card, quick photo, in & out during lunch hour so no missed work.

I've railed on the inefficient life-sucking vortex that is the DMV because of the one time I didn't make an appt and was stuck there for 3 hours waiting to file a simple change of ownership. Never again have I gone without an appointment and never has it ever taken more than a few minutes to conduct my business.

>And why should a person who has voted at the same polling place for decades, and is known to the poll workers (who are, of course, her neighbors), now need a photo ID?
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>Tamar