What? Why would I have any bugaboo about "urban and minority" citizens, or any eligible citizen for that matter, being able to vote? Voting is a right of any individual who can show that they possess the right - that is, a citizen who is duly registered to vote.
Are you suggesting I am racist, the great all-purpose accusation made to shut down a viewpoint with which one disagrees? Grow up, please.
It is extraordinarily simple to obtain a photo ID for the purpose of voting. Even if you don't already have an ID for other ordinary purposes of everyday life (to drive, to cash a check, to receive social services, etc.), then the state should and will make such an ID available. Anyone with the motivation to vote can get an ID. Heck, in states that require IDs partisan groups exist that assist those not mobile enough to get a voter ID. As a practical matter, no citizen who is motivated to vote is unable to get a photo ID.
Of course the presentation a photo ID is helpful to preserve the integrity of the vote; that is, to assure the simple but fundamental fact that the person showing up at the polls is who they say they are.. As it is now, a volunteer poll working will {hopefuly) compare my signature to that in the log book. But he/she has no special training in recognizing like signatures, so wouldn't it make more sense to require presentation of an ID showing both the name and photo of the voter? Of course it would - there is no reason to resist a simple photo ID requirement other than to encourage ineligible persons to vote.