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NAACP Applauds Biden's Voting Rights Message

by Don Gonyea, NPR
July 13, 2012

One of the top concerns of delegates to the NAACP convention in Houston is the spread of voter ID laws, which proponents say reduces fraud. Opponents say requiring voters to present government-issued identification cards tends to suppress the minority vote. Vice President Joe Biden addressed the group Thursday.

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