Voting: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Summary

Summary

The summary is:

The speaker criticizes voter ID laws that make it harder for some people to vote, while showing examples of voter impersonation by state legislators who support those laws. The speaker argues that voter ID laws are unnecessary, discriminatory, and hypocritical, and proposes a sarcastic solution to expose the lawmakers' double standards.

Facts

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1. Some states have made voting easier by allowing mail-in ballots and online registration.
2. Other states have added voter ID requirements that may make it harder for some people to vote.
3. Voter ID laws are often justified by the claim that they prevent voter impersonation fraud, which is very rare.
4. Some legislators who support voter ID laws have been caught voting more than once or for absent colleagues, which is a form of voter impersonation fraud.
5. Voter ID laws may disproportionately affect African American and Latino voters, who are less likely to have the required forms of ID.