Unidentified speaker tells House Administration committee voter ID is reasonable, cites poll figures on Black and Latino support
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An unidentified speaker told the House Administration committee that voter ID requirements are reasonable and cited poll figures claiming 76% support among Black Americans and 82% among Latino Americans, arguing ID checks are comparable to everyday identification requirements; the transcript gives no date or verification of the polls.
An unidentified speaker addressing the House Administration committee argued that voter identification requirements are reasonable and said polls show broad minority support for such rules.
The speaker said opponents were suggesting "American minorities are not capable of showing an ID to vote," calling that claim "an insult" and "abusive." The speaker presented poll figures as evidence: "In reality, 76% of black Americans support voter ID in poll after poll. 82% of Latino Americans support voter ID in poll after poll," he said.
The speaker compared election ID checks to routine situations in which people present identification, saying, "Americans show ID to board a plane. Americans show ID to drive a car. Americans show ID to open a bank account. Americans show ID to enter federal buildings and a host of other reasons." He argued that, on that basis, it is reasonable to "expect it for American elections," adding that voter ID "doesn't silence voters" but instead "empowers voters" and "only ensures Americans are voting in American elections." The speaker concluded with a rhetorical appeal—"For God's sake, why would anybody be opposed to that?"—and then yielded back.
The transcript provides no date, time, source for the cited polls, or the speaker's name and official title. The speaker's statistics are presented in the transcript as claims; they were not verified in the text provided.
