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Why is it reasonable? It seems to me that there is a cost (disenfranchising some people) and no clear benefit.
by YawningAngel 3y ago
Why is it reasonable? It seems to me that there is a cost (disenfranchising some people) and no clear benefit.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoThere is no cost, as explained. The benefit is obvious... to ensure the person casting a ballot is really who they claim to be. It's odd that people are fine providing ID for many things but that voting should somehow be exempt.
- jjgreen 3y agoThere is no cost, as explained The linked article reports an increase in differential engagement. Do you deny that, or have some other explanation?
- mytailorisrich 3y agoThe article is about a gap growing since the 60s. The first election to require voters to show an ID was the local election in England this year. So whatever is the cause of the growing gap discussed in the article it is not voter IDs.