{"id":17254,"date":"2021-01-05T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T07:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/2021\/01\/georgia-voter-id-laws-impact-on-latinx-communities-el-impacto-que-las-leyes-de-identificacion-de-votantes-de-georgia-tienen-en-las-comunidades-latinas\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T13:25:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T13:25:30","slug":"georgia-voter-id-laws-impact-on-latinx-communities-el-impacto-que-las-leyes-de-identificacion-de-votantes-de-georgia-tienen-en-las-comunidades-latinas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/2021\/01\/georgia-voter-id-laws-impact-on-latinx-communities-el-impacto-que-las-leyes-de-identificacion-de-votantes-de-georgia-tienen-en-las-comunidades-latinas\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Voter ID Laws Impact on Latinx communities \/ El impacto que las leyes de identificaci\u00f3n de votantes de Georgia tienen en las comunidades latinas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Giselle Simental<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The movement to suppress minority voters from exercising their legal rights has taken on a new name. Voter Identification Laws have been enacted in multiple states with Georgia being one of the strictest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what are Voter Identification Laws? Per the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Voting Identification laws say that, \u201cvoters must present one of a limited set of forms of government-issued photo ID in order to cast a regular ballot \u2013 no exceptions\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These laws were enacted to target minority communities. How? Voter ID laws are strict. The minority community<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>tends to have very distinct names. Names that could potentially be messed up with a single letter. If the voter shows up to the polling place and their name is off by one letter, the voter will be turned away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, minority voters disproportionately lack IDs. Nationally, up to 25% of African-American citizens of voting age lack government-issued photo ID, compared to only 8% of whites (ACLU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voter ID laws reduce turnout among minority voters. Several studies, including a 2014&nbsp; Government Accountability Office (GAO) &nbsp;study, have found that photo ID laws have a particularly depressive effect on turnout among racial minorities and other vulnerable groups, worsening the participation gap between voters of color and whites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next time you find yourself renewing your government ID, please make sure to double check your information, and most importantly, your name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El movimiento para impedir que los votantes minoritarios ejerzan sus derechos legales ha adquirido un nuevo nombre. Leyes de Identificaci\u00f3n de Votantes han sido promulgadas en varios estados, con Georgia siendo un de los m\u00e1s estrictos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pero, \u00bfqu\u00e9 son las Leyes de Identificaci\u00f3n de Votantes? Seg\u00fan la Uni\u00f3n Estadounidense de Libertades Civiles (American Civil Liberties Union, o \u201cACLU\u201d), las leyes de Identificaci\u00f3n de Votantes dicen que, \u201clos votantes deben presentar uno de un conjunto limitado de formas de identificaci\u00f3n con foto emitida por el gobierno para emitir una boleta regular \u2013 sin excepciones\u201d. (ACLU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estas leyes fueron promulgadas para atacar a las comunidades minoritarias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bfC\u00f3mo? Las leyes de identificaci\u00f3n de votantes son estrictas. La comunidad minoritaria tiende a tener nombres muy distintos. Nombres que potencialmente podr\u00edan ser confundidos con una sola letra. Si el votante aparece en el lugar de votaci\u00f3n y su nombre est\u00e1 mal por una letra, el votante ser\u00e1 rechazado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, los votantes minoritarios carecen desproporcionadamente de identificaci\u00f3n. A nivel nacional, hasta el 25% de los ciudadanos afroamericanos en edad de votar carecen de identificaci\u00f3n con foto emitida por el gobierno, en comparaci\u00f3n con s\u00f3lo el 8% de los blancos (ACLU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las leyes de identificaci\u00f3n de votantes reducen la participaci\u00f3n entre los votantes minoritarios. Varios estudios, incluyendo un estudio de Oficina de Responsabilidad Gubernamental &nbsp;&nbsp;(Government Accountability Office, o \u201cGAO\u201d,&nbsp;&nbsp; 2014) &nbsp;han encontrado que las leyes de identificaci\u00f3n fotogr\u00e1fica tienen un efecto particularmente depresivo en la participaci\u00f3n entre las minor\u00edas raciales y otros grupos vulnerables, empeorando la brecha de participaci\u00f3n entre los votantes de color y blancos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La pr\u00f3xima vez que usted se encuentre renovando su ID de gobierno, por favor aseg\u00farese de revisar su informaci\u00f3n, y lo m\u00e1s importante, su nombre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/other\/oppose-voter-id-legislation-fact-sheet\">https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/other\/oppose-voter-id-legislation-fact-sheet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE: The opinions expressed in this blog are the opinions of the author only. It is not to be assumed that the opinions are those of GALEO or the GALEO Latino Community Development Fund. For the official position on any issue for GALEO, please contact Jerry Gonzalez, CEO of GALEO at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jerry@galeo.org\">jerry@galeo.org<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Giselle Simental The movement to suppress minority voters from exercising their legal rights has taken on a new name. Voter Identification Laws have been enacted in multiple states with Georgia being one of the strictest. But what are Voter Identification Laws? 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