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Common sense reforms like voter ID laws and paper ballots don't discourage people from voting. They are commonly used in most functioning democracies around the
by TheAdamAndChe 5y ago
Common sense reforms like voter ID laws and paper ballots don't discourage people from voting. They are commonly used in most functioning democracies around the world.
- jfengel 5y agoAnd common sense reforms like longer hours and more polling places? Those are also used in most functioning democracies, but bills for voter ID nearly always do precisely the opposite, e.g.: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/29/texas-voting-restrictions-bill/ https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/29/texas-voting-restric... It creates the perception that it has nothing to do with ensuring the quality of the vote at all.
- TheAdamAndChe 5y agoWhat you say is true. It's also not what I suggested. With anything political, you can almost always find politicians contorting them for their own benefit. That doesn't mean the underlying concept is bad, only the contortion is bad.