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> No one thinks that. Just about everyone I know who leans even slightly left here in the US believes that requiring ID to vote is defacto voter suppression.
by brandonmenc 6y ago
> No one thinks that.
Just about everyone I know who leans even slightly left here in the US believes that requiring ID to vote is defacto voter suppression.
- buerkle 6y agoBecause in many cases the states make it difficult to obtain a valid ID to vote. For example, shutting down DMVs or limiting their hours. I'm against voter ID laws until IDs are easily accessible to every voter.
- brandonmenc 6y agoIf we're talking about the presidential election, you have four whole years to get an ID. Also it seems like states are making it easier to get an ID [0] [0] https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/12/12/16767426/alabama-voter-suppression-senate-moore-jones https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/12/12/16767426/...
- mulderc 6y agoWell it is, but only archaic voting systems would require it and this becomes a nonissue if states shift to modern system like those used in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Utah.