G. K. Butterfield actually said...

we want to build a very significant legislative record that will be persuasive to the Supreme Court if this were ever challenged.

It was supported and demanded, actually, by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the time, right after the Selma to Montgomery massacre.

It has been demonstrated time and time again that voter ID laws disproportionately impact racial minorities.

these burdens fall disproportionately on Black, Latino, and immigrant communities.