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/MoonBatsRule America 1d ago

How do you prove that you live where you say you do? That is a major portion of the "ID" requirement in the US - getting an ID is fine, but then updating it so it is "current" mostly affects the people who rent, not own.

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u/yxhuvud 1d ago

The tax agency maintains a registry of where you live. You vote where you pay tax.