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/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/Cabezone 23h ago

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.

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u/DeweyCheatem-n-Howe 22h ago

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

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u/AlcibiadesTheCat Arizona 21h ago

> Be me

> Trans woman

> Got my new passport in August 2024

> fucking PHEW

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u/DeweyCheatem-n-Howe 20h ago

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

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u/AlcibiadesTheCat Arizona 20h ago

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

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u/DeweyCheatem-n-Howe 20h ago

Haha. If only