The United States Supreme Court decision to uphold an Indiana state law that requires voters to present photo ID in order to cast their ballots has caused a bit of controversy. The objection seems to be that the photo ID requirement tends to exclude poor people from exercising the franchise and hence favour the Republicans, the party of the better off.
I wonder what those who find the photo ID requirement objectionable would say about the situation here in Argentina where the simplest interaction with the state, and many private bodies too, requires the presentation of one’s national identity document.
