Final arguments in the photo identification referendum to be held in Mississippi:

PRO: Dishonest should not be allowed to ‘steal’ elections

Voting fraud is no respecter or region or party. There have been voting problems in counties as diverse as Jefferson Davis, Holmes, Benton and Madison Counties. Some of these problems have happened in Republican primaries, some in Democrat primaries and some in the general election. Voting fraud is indeed a real and current problem that must be addressed once and for all by the voters of Mississippi. 

Con: Disenfranchises the young, elderly, poor and minorities

The measure is a voter suppression tool. It is tantamount to the poll taxes and literacy tests imposed by a Jim Crow society to keep African-Americans from voting decades ago. The birth certificates and other documents required to obtain a government-issued ID cost money. Many Mississippians simply cannot afford to pay for them, especially in these tough economic times.