You should know this because voter ID is one of the most debated topics in American politics, especially in recent years (SAVE America Act). On one hand, there’s election integrity, and on the other, voter access.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46320788
Of these states, six have Democratic trifectas, 23 have Republican trifectas, and seven have divided governments. There are currently 14 states that do not require identification at the polls outside of what is required by federal law. Of these 14 states, 10 have Democratic trifectas, and four have a divided government.
Right?
The things that require ID: starting a job, buying beer, buying cigarettes, using government services, using healthcare services, etc, etc.
I guess 14 states are ripe for stolen elections.
This is just conspiricism with no basis. There has never been any evidence of any noteworthy amount of voter fraud in US history. Even the Heritage Foundation has marked only ~1000 votes as POTENTIALLY fraudulent out of billions (less than 0.0001%)
Specifically individual voter fraud, which voter ID claims to be fighting. Now, voter fraud in the masses via ballot manipulation, voter disenfranchising, gerrymandering, minimizing poll locations and times, etc. THAT is a thing, but has nothing to do with people having IDs, and all to do with people in power making sure they stay there.
And guess which ones support both voter ID and all of those tactics. Yeah, we all know. It’s the only way they stay in power. They can’t win by just their positions on policy. Never could. If they could win fairly, they never would have pursued gaming the system.
The forms of fraud you are listing are election fraud, which IS obviously very common (and according to the Supreme Court, very legal now)
and all the fraud has been in GOP controlled states. most of the stuff they claimed, like ballot stuffing, or dead people voting came from republican strongholds.
I guarantee that election issues will pop up regardless of ID laws in a state. Because that isn’t the problem, and never was. It is just another way to target certain demographics that tend to vote a certain way. A form of disenfranchisement.
Source - it happens constantly, in every recent election. If you haven’t heard about all the efforts to stop some people from voting, then you must not live in a state where it’s a regular thing.
its voter suppression: gerrymandering only works to an extent thats why use voter id, removal of polling places, drop boxs, times when polling places are open on certain days,etc.
Generally, the things you bring up are privileges, not rights.
no those only require your license or SSN, not proof of citizenships ;which is a updated passport, naturalization papers, birth certificate which are quite difficult to acquire. even getting a real ID is very annoying. additionally the clerks might not believe its valid for one reason or another too.
a naturalization paper can cost several hundred apparently you have to make an appointment with the agency responsible for it. birth certificate is slightly easier, pay more online service or go in person.