It's not objectively racist, but contextually, it kind of is, because a) some parties have definitely used these kinds of things for voter suppression and b) sy

It's not objectively racist, but contextually, it kind of is, because a) some parties have definitely used these kinds of things for voter suppression and b) systematically, all of these hurdles tend to favour concientious folks, i.e. 'small c conservative', who have a tendency to be more right wing. So it does tilt things a little bit even if it's entirely objective. Having an ID is important for so many reasons, it'd be great if the US gov had a standard state/federal ID system that could facilitate so many things. Of course it would also be abused :)