Submitted by MazelTough t3_yp9fbk in baltimore
D0NNIENARCO t1_ivkr4ms wrote
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Not too concerned about people voting twice, that should be easy as shit to prevent. I'm a little more concerned about people impersonating their elderly neighbor, for example.
Mainly I just see zero reason to not require an ID... you need one for pretty much everything else already.
MazelTough OP t1_ivkzaf9 wrote
I think there can be arguments that it’s more likely that one happens than the other, so it’s a net benefit to society to make it easy to vote by not having onerous ID requirements. The poorest of individuals are most likely to suffer from not having money for a state ID, which is a not super useful $20 to spend to vote.
D0NNIENARCO t1_ivkzkb4 wrote
I don't think an adult having an ID is onerous requirement whatsoever. You already need one to open a bank account, sign up for food stamps, apply for welfare, apply for unemployment, rent a house/apartment, apply for a job, get married, picking up certain prescriptions from the pharmacy, and a whole laundry list of other things.
MazelTough OP t1_ivkzne6 wrote
Okay
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D0NNIENARCO t1_ivlavsx wrote
I don't hate anyone, I just don't see the logic behind not requiring an ID to vote when every other basic function of society already requires one.
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D0NNIENARCO t1_ivlbofi wrote
I voted democrat, you seem like a lovely person, though.
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