Final answer:
Option (A), States can make it more difficult to vote by implementing strict voter ID laws, redrawing electoral districts, reducing polling locations, and imposing residency requirements, with strict ID laws being one significant factor that affects minorities, the poor, and the elderly.
Step-by-step explanation:
States can make it more difficult to vote and have done so since they no longer had to get pre clearance from the federal government following the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby v. Holder. One of the ways they do this is by implementing strict voter ID laws. These laws require individuals to present government-issued photo identification in order to vote, which has been shown to disproportionately affect minorities, the poor, and the elderly.
The justification for these laws is typically to prevent voter fraud, but evidence shows that instances of voter fraud are very low. Other methods that states have used to make voting more difficult include reducing the number of polling locations, redrawing electoral districts (also known as gerrymandering), and imposing residency requirements.