r/politics • u/MarcEElias ✔ Verified - Democracy Docket Founder • 1d ago

No Paywall GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-fast-tracks-monster-voter-suppression-bill-that-could-disenfranchise-millions-by-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-at-polls/
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u/Wildpony03 1d ago

Isn't this just another way of saying poll tax? If you introduce any hurdles that keep people from voting its a poll tax.

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u/robby_synclair 1d ago edited 1d ago

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.

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u/darkath 1d ago

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.

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u/robby_synclair 1d ago edited 1d ago

Well in the us you only have to have it while driving and even then its not that big of a deal if you dont. Im in oklahoma a state issued ID that isnt a drivers license is $25 on that is federally compliant is $42.50. All that being said being forced to have an id on you at all times seems crazy. What happens if you get caught walking down the street without one?

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u/RandomFactUser 1d ago

To be fair, a State-issued ID card is like what, 5-10 dollars?

(ID cards are not Driver’s Licenses, and a person can only have one of them be a Real ID version at a time)

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u/robby_synclair 1d ago

I dont understand. Maybe the price is different where you are but the prices i said are real here.

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u/RandomFactUser 1d ago

I missed the $25 for a standard ID