“The study of 5,965 voters from all demographic groups showed 98.3 percent of voters interviewed after exiting polls had at least one of the eight forms of photo ID outlined as acceptable under the Voter ID law.”
A new study shows that more than 98 percent of Mississippi voters who voted in the November general election have a valid photo identification that would satisfy the state’s new Voter ID law, which is on hold pending U.S. Department of Justice preclearance.
These numbers, plus the state’s proactive efforts to issue free IDs to the few voters who lack them, ought to improve the law’s prospects for preclearance. Sixty-two percent of Mississippi voters approved Voter ID back in 2011.