Status of LB 239 (Voter ID): Defeated pursuant to a failure to survive a motion for cloture.
Over the last year Nebraskans for Civic Reform has conducted extensive research on the effects of Voter ID in Nebraska. Using census, Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, and national polling data, NCR has published a one page summary of the effect that voter ID will have on low income, youth and Nebraskans with disabilities.
You can download the Nebraska Voter ID findings here.
You can download the affect of Voter ID on specific populations here.
Below is the same information with sources. If you would like more information, please contact Adam Morfeld at adam.morfeld@nereform.org.
In addition to NCR’s Nebraska specific research, here are some great national research on the effects of voter ID:2012 Voting Law Changes and Effect | Citizens Without Proof | NCSL Rundown of States Voter ID Laws
Voter ID in Nebraska Summary of Findings
1. A Valid ID is not just an drivers license which is not expired, but one that has your current home address on it.
2. According to the Nebraska DMV up to 130,000 of Nebraskans do not have a valid ID for various reasons including change of of address.
3. A vast majority of those affected by voter ID requirements are youth and low income voters, the most mobile segments of society.
4. The cost to obtain a valid ID to vote will be $26.00 every time you move.
6. An estimated 485,569 Nebraskans do not have access to a DMV open five days a week.
7. Voter ID laws will affect 80,763 elderly and homebound Nebraskans who are unable to make it to the DMV to get proper identification to vote.
8. Rural Nebraska is adversely affected by Voter ID laws in that the local DMV office further away and a vast majority are not open the entire week.
9. Voter ID only protects against voter impersonation. The rarest form of voter fraud in the nation. The introducer of the legislation and Nebraska Deputy Secretary of State both testified voter impersonation is not a problem.
Sources: 1. L.B. 239, 2011 Leg., 102nd Sess. (Ne. 2011) 2. Email with the Nebraska DMV on file with Adam Morfeld, Executive Director, Nebraskans for Civic Reform. 3. See the Brennan Center Voter ID research page http://www.brennancenter.org/content/section/category/voter_id 4. Department of Motor Vehicles (Mar. 18, 2011), http://www.dmv.ne.gov/dvr/pdf/License.pdf 5. Census Bureau (Sept. 15, 2011), http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ 6. Department of Motor Vehicles Nebraska (April, 2011), http://www.dmv.ne.gov/admin/pdf/2010_annual_report.pdf 7. See the 2000 U.S. Census Disability Status (2010 data forthcoming) of “Percentage with Difficulty Going Outside the Home” for Nebraska, page 7, www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-17.pdf The 2000 Census data show that there are the following number of Nebraskans who live outside of an institution and who have this disability. 16-20 4,448 21-64 39,483 65-74 11,453 75+ 25,379 Total 80,763 8. Department of Motor Vehicles Nebraska (Sept, 15, 2011), http://www.dmv.ne.gov/examining/map.html
