Whenever I raise the issue of voter suppression, I can be certain proponents of more restrictive rules will respond with two standard retorts. The first is the specter of voter fraud, the rationale frequently used by conservatives to justify the implementation of several forms of suppression. As the argument goes, the rules are required to stop a horde from skewing the outcomes of elections. However, voter fraud has been debunked as exceptionally rare by multiple reputable organizations, not to mention the ersatz voting commission established by Donald Trump.
