The latest public opinion poll from Rasmussen Reports shows 69% of the public believe photo ID laws are not discriminatory towards racial minorities.  Despite an outburst of negative smears of racism and Jim Crow policies in recent weeks, the American people see through the unfounded allegations in continuing their support of reasonable election administration practices.

Attorney General Eric Holder signaled last week that the Justice Department will be closely examining new state laws that require showing a photo ID before voting for potential racial bias, but voters nationwide overwhelmingly favor such a requirement and reject the idea that it is discriminatory.

Seventy percent (70%) of Likely U.S. Voters believe voters should be required to show photo identification such as a driver’s license before being allowed to cast their ballot. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 22% oppose this kind of requirement

The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on December 18-19, 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence