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Is that a rhetorical question? The reason given for requiring voter IDs (while possibly not the primary one) is to prevent voter fraud. Are you asking if there
by yehi 10y ago
Is that a rhetorical question? The reason given for requiring voter IDs (while possibly not the primary one) is to prevent voter fraud. Are you asking if there has every been a case of voter fraud? If so, here is one example [1].
[1] https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/oagnews/release.php?id=2071 https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/oagnews/release.php?id=...
- jackvalentine 10y agoI think the above poster is implying that voter fraud is so infrequent as to not be a problem. I also note that mandatory ID laws wouldn't have stopped the case you linked - they had IDs but the fraudulent bit was the citizenship!
- yehi 10y agoI'm not from the US but don't IDs require proof of citizenship? I mean, if an illegal immigrant were to try to get a driver license wouldn't they have to prove that they were legally in the US? Or can anyone from any country take a driving test and get a legal American drivers license? If the later, then I can understand why people are against requiring such an arbitrary form of identification.
- dagw 10y agoif an illegal immigrant were to try to get a driver license wouldn't they have to prove that they were legally in the US? Varies from State to State as far as know. At least in some states it's enough to prove that you live in the state, not that you are living there legally.
- maxerickson 10y agoThere's been activity to standardize checks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act I definitely had to show the 4 types of documents the last couple of times I've moved (photo/birth/status/address). Stupidly, the first id that was obtained by showing that stuff didn't serve as proof of the first 3 when I moved again.
- cafard 10y agoOne can be a legal resident of the US, have a driver's license, and be unable to vote. I know a number of foreign nationals with licenses. A bored immigration guy in Detroit once amused himself by pointing out that neither my driver's license nor my draft card showed that I was in fact a citizen of the US, or I guess a legal resident. When I said that this was the only ID I was carrying, and shrugged, he waved me through.
- unprepare 10y agoYouve linked an example of a woman who registered some non-citizens to vote which did not sway the election in her favor. I agree that non-citizens should not vote, but i do not agree with increased regulation from the government in order to fight against voter fraud which did not influence an election. Can you link to a single instance of voter fraud effecting the outcome of an election?
- oh_sigh 10y agoCan you link to a single instance of a voter affecting the outcome of an election?
- unprepare 10y agoYeah, i noticed this a couple hours ago, but after the edit time had expired.
- areyousure 10y agohttp://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article322208/Missouri-Rep.-John-Joseph-Rizzo%E2%80%99s-relatives-admit-to-voter-fraud.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article322208/Missouri-...
- unprepare 10y agoI'll admit that I am surprised youve managed to find an election influenced by fraud, unfortunately the proposed solution of voter id laws dont seem to address this situation. How would voter id laws prevent an american citizen from voting in a different district? For example the texas election ID doesnt even include your address.[1] [1]http://www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/electionID.htm http://www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/electionID.htm
- areyousure 10y agoI was answering a direct request for "a single instance of voter fraud [a]ffecting the outcome of an election". I have no comment on voter ID laws.