A new study conducted by the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University and Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University submitted to the Election Assistance Commission finds that states with strict voter ID requirements had lower voter turnout in 2004 than states with less restrictive ID requirements. Strict ID requirements disproportionately affect turnout among minorities.

• Study: Stricter voting ID rules hurt '04 turnout (USA Today, February 19, 2007)
• U.S. Election Assistance Commission Research Finds Polling-Place ID Laws Reduce Minority Voter Turnout: Advocates express deep concern over the report’s findings (Project Vote et al., press release, February 20, 2007)
• Lower Voter Turnout Is Seen In States That Require ID (New York Times, February 21, 2007)