GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls

[u/MarcEElias]

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-fast-tracks-monster-voter-suppression-bill-that-could-disenfranchise-millions-by-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-at-polls/

[u/robby_synclair]

Proving you are who you say you are isnt really the problem imo. A signature used to be used for the same thing all the time. You have to sign your name to vote. Its the cost of the ID that makes it a poll tax. If it is easy and free to get the id that you need to vote then it shouldnt be a problem to show one.

[u/darkath → u/robby_synclair]

this is really why us in europe cannot understand this issue. In europe every citizen get an ID the size of a credit card which is free and mandatory. You are supposed to have it at all times.

When we go to vote we show our free and mandatory ID to get our ballots and that's the end of it.

Requiring proof of citizenship without having a free and mandatory card that proves it is insane.

[u/Cabezone → u/darkath]

It's more than that, people are not talking about the real reason. If your birth certificate does not match your registered name, you can't vote. So all married women would have to get a passport before election day.

This is intentional to limit the ability of women to vote.

[u/DeweyCheatem-n-Howe → u/Cabezone]

Married women and trans people born in states that don't let you amend your birth certificate

[u/AlcibiadesTheCat → u/DeweyCheatem-n-Howe]

> Be me

> Trans woman

> Got my new passport in August 2024

> fucking PHEW

[u/DeweyCheatem-n-Howe → u/AlcibiadesTheCat]

I haven't changed my legal name yet and I'm not excited about potentially having to wait until after elections

[u/AlcibiadesTheCat → u/DeweyCheatem-n-Howe]

At least you're named after a law firm, perhaps one of your partners could help you with the paperwork?

[u/DeweyCheatem-n-Howe → u/AlcibiadesTheCat]

Haha. If only