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I have no issue with the laws themselves, but think they should only exist if there is a free government photo ID available in that state. However, if no such avenue exists then I believe it's unreasonable as it essentially demands payment for the ability to vote.
Therein lies the problem. The moment voter ID get made a nationwide thing, they will be used as a bargaining chip by one party or the other - wait? Another tax on guns? Fine. We'll also raise voter ID fees. Wait? Another budget cut? Fine. We'll lower the fee for voter IDs - and so on and so forth with everything else. I think a far more reasonable solution is a birth certificate registry with images updated every 4 years. Citizens will simply give in their social security number, and the registry will show their birth certificate and picture. Easier, cheaper, and less bureaucratic than voter ID laws and the necessary paperwork that comes with them.