Virgina's Governor, Bob McDonnell, has signed new voter suppression legislation into law.
It will bar bank statements, cable bills, utility bills, and government-issued Social Security cards, as forms of valid voting ID.
“I think it is going to disenfranchise many eligible voters, and I’m particularly concerned about the poor and the elderly,” said Jennifer L. McClellan, a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, in an interview with BET.com.
McClellan, who represents Richmond in the legislature, said that the law would require many Virginians to incur costs for having to get identification. “To me, it’s the same as a poll tax,” she said. “Even if it disenfranchises one voter — and Virginia has a history of disenfranchising people of color — one voter is one too many."
Before the new rules can become effective, the state is required to get approval from the Department of Justice under the Federal Voting Rights Act, Section 5.
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