Yes to all of that. Your experience is not universally shared, and the people who are affected disproportionately belong to specific groups which have been disc

Yes to all of that. Your experience is not universally shared, and the people who are affected disproportionately belong to specific groups which have been discriminated against in the past (e.g. Native Americans on a reservation are more likely not to have a short trip to a local post office). Here’s a summary from 2012 by people who study this professionally: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voter-identification https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/vote... I would also note that in theory, this is a fixable problem and no election security expert I’ve heard of opposes doing it in the right order (make ID universally available before disenfranchising anyone), they’re just quick to note that there’s absolutely no evidence that it would make a difference in outcomes despite the high cost.