A Washington Post investigation found 31 credible instances of voter fraud from 2000 to 2014 — out of an estimated 1 billion ballots cast in the United States during that period.

Editorial Board, South Bend Tribune - August 21, 2016

When the Supreme Court upheld Indiana's voter identification law in 2008, the decision opened the door for state legislatures across the country to pass even stricter voting laws.

Today, many of those laws are being overturned by federal courts. But the Hoosier law is unlikely to be affected by the spate of successful challenges to other voter ID laws. That's because Indiana's voter ID law is different in that it provides ways to get around the requirement to show photo identification.

Proponents of voter ID laws, which have been pushed in large part by Republican-led legislatures, argue that they're necessary to prevent voter fraud. Those who oppose such laws point out that the restrictions disproportionately affect certain groups — young people, minorities, lower-income people — who just happen to be reliable Democratic voters.

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