Question: Why do some see voter registration as an obstacle to voting? A The fee and exam required to register to vote are often too much to pay and too difficult to pass for regular Americans. . The voter registration process requires several forms of identification, which many do not have B readily available. The process for registering to vote must be initiated by the citizen and often has requirements that must be met. The process is intentionally set up to discriminate against ethnic minorities, the poor, and the D under-educated.