{"id":55125,"date":"2026-02-06T10:39:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=article&p=55125"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:03:08","slug":"republicans-latest-attempt-to-silence-voters-a-wall-of-fees","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/vi\/articles\/republicans-latest-attempt-to-silence-voters-a-wall-of-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Latest Attempt to Silence Voters: A Wall of Fees"},"template":"","class_list":["post-55125","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Republicans are once again trying to make it harder for U.S. citizens to vote. Their latest attempts won\u2019t just make it harder to vote, but are also going to cost you money.","featured_image":"","article_type":1103,"authors":"","related_issues":[2066],"related_work":[2068],"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Republicans are once again trying to radically make it harder for U.S. citizens to vote. Their latest attempts, including the <\/span>SAVE America Act<\/a><\/strong> and the MEGA Act,\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0just make it harder to vote, but are also going to cost you money.<\/span>\r\n\r\nFirst, a reminder: only U.S. citizens can vote in presidential elections. So, that\u2019s already handled and new laws aren\u2019t necessary to achieve that.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIf Congress passed the SAVE America\u00a0Act<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0the\u00a0MEGA Act,\u00a0<\/span>it would impose unnecessary new requirements for specific documents to<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>exercise\u00a0your right\u00a0to\u00a0vote<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\r\n\r\nFirst, you would need a passport or a birth certificate to register or maintain your place on the voter rolls in your state. You would also have to present an ID from a limited list of options when voting, even if you provided all the required documents to verify your place on the voter rolls.<\/span>\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse,\u00a0state-level\u00a0politicians\u00a0want to prevent\u00a0even more Americans from voting by requiring\u00a0citizens to\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>show REAL ID\u00a0at the polls<\/a>.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThese laws would effectively disenfranchise Americans across the country who do not have these forms of ID readily available. It costs money, puts an added burden on voters, and could cause election officials to turn voters away at the polls.<\/span>\r\n\r\nAs a reminder,\u00a0more than\u00a0<\/span>146 million Americans<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0do not\u00a0have\u00a0a passport. And<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>21.3 million Americans<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>do not have easy access to a birth certificate or naturalization certificate. About 40% of driver<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s\u00a0licenses and state ID cards nationwide\u00a0do not meet REAL ID requirements.<\/span>\r\n\r\nSimilarly, if\u00a0your name does not match your birth certificate, like the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>69 million married women<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0who have changed their last names,\u00a0<\/span>you would have to request a new one to make the names match.<\/span><\/b>\r\n\r\nThe cost of these document requests\u00a0<\/span>varies from state to state<\/span><\/b>\u00a0but\u00a0can\u00a0be between\u00a0<\/span>$10\u00a0and\u00a0$1000.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Check this list below to see how much legislation that requires a Real ID, passport, or birth certificate to vote could cost you by state<\/span>\r\n
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  1. Alabama: $20.00\u00a0to $635.25<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Alaska: $30.00\u00a0to $615.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Arizona: $20.00\u00a0to $683.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Arkansas: $12.00\u00a0\u2013 $1,002.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  5. California: $34.00\u00a0\u2013 $211.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  6. Colorado: $20.00\u00a0\u2013 $585.75<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  7. Connecticut: $20.00\u00a0\u2013 $751.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  8. Delaware: $25.00\u00a0\u2013 $646.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  9. Florida: $10.00\u00a0\u2013 $219.25<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  10. Georgia: $25.00\u00a0\u2013 $197.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  11. Hawaii: $10.00\u00a0\u2013 $205.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  12. Idaho: $16.00\u2013 $225.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  13. Illinois: $15.00\u00a0\u2013 $195.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  14. Indiana: $16.00\u00a0\u2013 $182.50<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  15. Iowa: $15.00\u00a0\u2013 $197.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  16. Kansas: $20.00\u00a0\u2013 $196.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  17. Kentucky: $16.00\u00a0\u2013 $213.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  18. Louisiana: $34.00\u00a0\u2013 $197.25<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  19. Maine: $15.00\u2013 $220.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  20. Maryland: $25.00\u00a0\u2013 $237.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  21. Massachusetts: $20.00\u00a0\u2013 $215.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  22. Michigan: $15.00 \u2013 $190.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  23. Minnesota: $26.00 \u2013 $211.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  24. Mississippi: $17.00 \u2013 $370.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  25. Missouri:\u00a0<\/span>$15.00-$300.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  26. Montana: $8.00\u00a0\u2013 $230.50<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  27. Nebraska: $17.00\u00a0\u2013 $365.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  28. Nevada: $25.00\u00a0\u2013 $206.25<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  29. New Hampshire: $15.00\u00a0\u2013 $225.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  30. New Jersey: $28.00 \u2013 $200.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  31. New Mexico: $10.00 \u2013 $354.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  32. New York: $15.00\u00a0\u2013 $285.50<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  33. North Carolina: $10.00\u00a0\u2013 $208.75<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  34. North Dakota: $15.00 \u2013 $340.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  35. Ohio: $25.00\u00a0\u2013 $744.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  36. Oklahoma: $15.00\u00a0\u2013 $491.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  37. Oregon: $25.00\u00a0\u2013 $274.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  38. Pennsylvania: $20.00\u00a0\u2013 $579.50<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  39. Rhode Island: $22.00\u00a0\u2013 $263.50<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  40. South Carolina: $12.00\u00a0\u2013 $215.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  41. South Dakota: $15.00\u00a0\u2013 $218.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  42. Tennessee: $15.00\u2013 $315.50<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  43. Texas: $22.00\u2013 $598.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  44. Utah: $22.00\u2013 $253.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  45. Vermont: $10.00\u2013 $502.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  46. Virginia: $12.00\u2013 $229.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  47. Washington: $25.00\u00a0\u2013 $377.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  48. West Virginia: $12.00\u00a0\u2013 $232.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  49. Wisconsin: $20.00\u2013 $315.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
  50. Wyomin<\/span>g:\u00a0<\/span>$<\/span>2<\/span>5.00 \u2013 $560.0<\/span>0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nWhen we call these bills modern day poll taxes, this is why. These requirements would put a financial strain on millions of Americans<\/strong> who are living paycheck to paycheck.\r\n\r\nOur democracy is not pay to play. 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