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DOJ Approves Virginia Voter ID Law | The Department of Justice precleared Virginia’s new voter ID law under the Voting Rights Act, a decision that effectively states that the law will not disproportionately impact minority voters. Although Virginia’s voter ID law is as much a solution in search of a problem as any other such law — an individual is more likely to get struck by lightning than to commit voter fraud at the polls — Virginia’s law is significantly less offensive than many other state’s laws that require voters to present one of a very short list of forms of ID. Virginia voters can present a voter registration card, Social Security card, driver’s license, government-issued ID, photo ID from their job, utility bill, paycheck, bank statement, government check or a current Virginia college ID.