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Strict ID Laws Don't Stop Voters: Evidence from a U.S. Nationwide Panel - Marginal REVOLUTION

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"Using a difference-in-differences design on a 1.3-billion-observations panel, we find the laws have no negative effect on registration or turnout, overall or for any group defined by race, gender, age, or party affiliation. These results hold through a large number of specifications and cannot be attributed to mobilization against the laws, measured by campaign contributions and self-reported political engagement. ID requirements have no effect on fraud either – actual or perceived. Overall, our results suggest that efforts to reform voter ID laws may not have much impact on elections."

From "Strict ID Laws Don't Stop Voters: Evidence from a U.S. Nationwide Panel - Marginal REVOLUTION".

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