By requiring a voter ID, then you can ensure the integrity of an election. Thirteen years since the Supreme Courts controversial Citizens United v. FEC decision, states continue to restrict corporate donations and dark money, and the laws continue to be challenged under the rulings precedent. In January 2016, Oregon became the first state to implement AVR. North Carolina was the first state to approve new voting laws after the United States Supreme Court struck down portions of the federal Voting Rights Act in June 2013.[21][22]. These common-sense reforms increase registration rates, clean up the voter rolls, and save states money. On September 27, 2016, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the injunction. The suits alleged that the law discriminated against minority groups. That number comes from a total of more than 1 billion total votes that were cast. In a review of voter ID laws, Benjamin Highton noted that there are a small number of studies employing suitable research designs and they generally find modest, if any, turnout effects of voter identification laws.. Pros and cons [CDATA[// >