nation s turnout vote by an estimated 20%. ronald reagan was dead set against the measures, warning election workers would sweep through metropolitan areas, scooping up apathetic voters to keep the benefit dispenser in power. that s vintage reagan. the law would make the gop as dead as the dodo bird, reagan said. he said we should use ps psychology and make it difficult to vote. we ll take action. the election boogie man pointed to years. fraudulently casting votes. to justify more voting. it is going to be fraud all over the place. but study after study , by