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> A person can vouch for only one person (except in long-term care institutions). That seems like a limited substitution for edge cases, definitely doesn't equ

• Teever 5y ago
  Perhaps, but when there are people calling for mandatory voter ID with counterfeiting/authentication measures similar to passports and drivers licenses the Canadian system is laughably weak in comparison and hardly being worth being called 'ID'. One can easily edit a pdf of a bill and bank statement to have whatever name and address flash a copy of them on your phone and vote in Canada. It's basically an American Voter ID proponent's worst nightmare and yet it seems to work perfectly fine. Thinking that implementing mandatory Voter ID by itself is going to improve American democracy in any substantial way without introducing a myriad of unintended negative consequences is myopic at best and malicious at worst. From my perspective as a non-American the voter ID issue is a complete red herring promoted to distract from the real and glaring issues with the American voting process. What's really weird is that it seems to work.
  • hunterb123 5y ago
    Some states already have mandatory voter ID like Canada, all of them allow a utility bill as an alternative. I don't see the harm in authenticating people.