As partisan clashes over election laws intensify in Texas and other GOP-controlled states, political comedian Tim Young is calling on lawmakers to back his plan to help Americans obtain valid identification cards. "I’m tired of the rhetoric that there are thousands of disenfranchised voters because they can’t obtain a voter ID," Young said in an interview with Fox News. Republicans say strict voter ID requirements are necessary to protect election integrity. A version of the bill, which included a voter ID requirement at the urging of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., failed in the Senate last month following a GOP filibuster. The comedian said he considers his idea a bipartisan effort, though criticism of voter ID requirements has largely come from Democrats.

Source: Fox News July 18, 2021 10:18 UTC