Date uploaded: 2022-11-08 19:07:13

Heading into a midterm election shaped in part by debates over LGBTQ rights and curriculum in schools, voter identification laws in some states could create barriers at the ballot box for thousands of eligible transgender voters Tuesday. Among the 878,300 transgender adults in the U.S. who are eligible to vote in midterm elections, 414,000 – 47% – live in one of 31 states that both conduct their elections primarily in person and have a voter ID law. Nearly half of those voters, 203,700 individuals, do not have an ID that accurately reflects their name and/or gender. Swipe to learn about your rights at the polls, and visit the link in our bio to read more.