Voter photo ID has been a hard-fought battle in the 2011 legislative session, but where many legislatures have declined to enact strict new requirements that migth disenfranchize voters, there's an "Astroturf" movement underway to put these proposals on the ballot.

Bad statistical practices – like old habits – die hard. Supporters of voter ID requirements are at it again, this time misinterpreting a new set of election results in Georgia.

Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed a restrictive voter photo ID in North Carolina, remarking in a statement that "this bill, as written, will unnecessarily and unfairly disenfranchise many eligible and legitimate voters.”

The Wall Street Journal recently published an op-ed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. In the piece, Kobach touts restrictive voter ID bills, including the Kansas “Secure and Fair Elections Act.”  Because Kobach takes direct aim at the Brennan Center in this op-ed, using arguments built on inaccuracies, unsupported allegations, and flawed reasoning, we thought a thorough review of his claims was in order.