5—number of votes per million cast in North Carolina from 2004 to 2010 that involved fraud that a voter ID law would have prevented according to investigations by the State Board of Elections (“The Facts About Voter ID,” Democracy North Carolina)
6.1 million—number of registered voters in North Carolina (N.C State Board of Elections)
1 million —number of registered voters found to not have a current NC driver’s license or ID card according after the State Board of Elections matched its database of registered voters with records at the Division of Motor Vehicles Elections
114,000—number of those 1 million voters who matched except for a name variation, like a woman who changed her name after getting married (Ibid)
334,000—number of those 1 million voters that indicated they had some form of ID (Ibid)
554,000—number of registered voters with no indication of an ID (Ibid)
460,500—actual number of active registered voters who could be directly affected by the passage of a voter ID law (Ibid)
22—percentage of currently active North Carolina voters who are African-American (“Who Doesn’t Have a Photo ID?” Democracy North Carolina.
32—percentage of active voters without a valid NC photo ID who are African-American (Ibid)
20—percent of active voters who are seniors over 65 (Ibid)
32—percent of active voters without a valid NC photo ID who are seniors over 65 (Ibid)
20 million—amount in dollars of the potential cost of a comprehensive voter ID program in North Carolina. (“The Facts About Voter ID,” Democracy North Carolina, and the Institute of Southern Studies)
95,000—amount in dollars of annual costs that the State of Maryland estimated it would cost one each county to hire and train elections’ officials to examine IDs of voters. (“The Facts About Voter ID,” Democracy North Carolina)
16.9 million—amount in dollars that Missouri officials estimated it would cost for outreach efforts about Voter ID laws to avoid voter confusion and make sure legitimate voters aren’t turned away at the polls. (Ibid)
4 million—number of registered voters in Missouri (Ibid)
6.1 million —number of registered voters in North Carolina (Ibid)
2.4 billion—amount in dollars of latest estimate of next year’s state budget shortfall (2011-2013 Governor’s Recommended Budget, N.C. Office of State Budget and Management)
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