On April 6, following Major League Baseball’s decision to move the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver, Fox “straight news” anchor Bret Baier ran a misleading graphic comparing voting laws in Georgia and Colorado.
The graphic compared the number of days of early voting, vote-by-mail requirements, and certain circumstances in which IDs are required. But this is misleading. Colorado is a universal vote-by-mail state, as every registered voter in Colorado is sent a ballot; a photocopy of identification documents is only sometimes required the first time they submit a mail-in ballot. The state’s few residents who choose to vote in-person are allowed to use a recent “utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the elector,” while Georgia requires voters to present a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot in person -- a voter suppression measure that disproportionately effects low-income voters and people of color.