No, no, no. The right to vote is a *right*; thus a normative question, not one to be analyzed on its presumed partisan effects (besides, social scientists cannot really predict these effects). Please, let's focus on if the law makes it harder to vote, and who the impact falls on.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1378336504423051270 …
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A few people have sent me comparisons of Georgia with New York's voting laws. I dunno if y'all noticed in the last election, but New York is *terrible* at this. We don't seem to pay attention because it's not as contested. Our voting system needs standards and to enforce rights.
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Also, I'll repeat: social science can analyze what happened in the past, but predicting *future* turnout effects in response to a complex new set of rules really isn't something that can be done with precision and confidence. This is reality, not a criticism of our research.
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It kind of does both at the same time.
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Just because some people can jump some hurdles doesn't mean you didn't place hurdles in front of them
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Yes, it is. Very wrong. Equal access to voting is different than relying on people to do extra work for voting when they are targeted with restricted access. That article's argument really bothers me.
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I don’t quite agree with this. I think we can ask two different questions: is a law wrong, and what actual effect it will have. Political scientists might care about the second, independent of the first.
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That’s not to say that you can justify a law by saying it won’t make a material difference. If it’s wrong, it’s wrong. But political scientists can still ask what differences such laws make to outcomes.
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