Could you legitimately explain this? I keep hearing that, but as far as I can tell, it's not harder than:
ID:
Buying alcohol, cigarettes?
Register:
Free, fill out stupid card?
Prov identity:
Get financing, open bank account, drive car - nope you don't get arrested for not having license anymore? This list is way harder than voting.
Why is voting hard?
They look at my drivers license and then I p ress buttons.
I don't even have to be sane, educated one way or another, sober, etc.
Poor people often don't have IDs and it's a lot more expensive than "free" since it requires time and transportation to get them. They also may no longer have the documents needed to get an ID.