Reply To: Literacy Test with Voter Registration

Yes, new voter registration will need to be done in person at a Board of Election office. Obviously new offices will be needed. I would guess the test shouldn’t take more than 10-15 minutes. But that’s just a guess. As far as current registered voters, it is debatable whether to require them to take the test. I would submit that they should take a quick written exam.

The thing is this isn’t novel. New York, yes New York State, and other States previously had exactly such a test. And New York’s voter literacy exam was reputed to be very fair. And, of course, photo identification should be required to insure the integrity of both the exams and of the voting itself.