Editorial: “That didn’t mollify partisan Democrats and liberal activists, who blasted the measure as nothing less than the return of Jim Crow. They should take a few deep, calming breaths — because it is actually more like a return to the administration of Gov. Mark Warner. Virginia first adopted a voter-ID requirement in 2000, not long before Warner took office, and it has remained in effect since. Liberal Democrats screamed bloody murder then, too. “Let’s not erect barriers!” insisted Del. Jerrauld Jones, joining a chorus led by then-Del. Donald McEachin and others.

Then, as now, they argued that there was little evidence of need for such a measure. It’s a fair point — but it cuts both ways. Voter-ID measures have now been on the books for a decade. Where is the evidence of voter suppression?”