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Even the poorest people have a state ID or drivers license. You cannot get most jobs without some legal ID.
by xvector 7mo ago
Even the poorest people have a state ID or drivers license. You cannot get most jobs without some legal ID.
- orwin 7mo agoIn the US, a driver license isn't a proof of citizenship. Also, state IDs are not accepted by federal agencies, so it probably wouldn't work as proof of citizenship on federal elections.
- mplewis9z 7mo agoFederal elections are all run by the individual states, so a state ID would be all you need.
- stetrain 7mo agoIf there is a federal law requiring proof of citizenship, as is currently being argued in Congress, a state ID would not be all you need since they are not proof of citizenship.
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- lokar 7mo agoThere really are not federal elections. We call them that, but they are state elections for federal office.
- appointment 7mo agoIn many states these are available without proof of citizenship. When people say proof of citizenship they usually mean a passport or REALID.
- stvltvs 7mo agoMost state-issued Real IDs don't count as proof of citizenship under the SAVE Act. https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/will-save-act-allow-real-id-to-be-acceptable-4a8f8e https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/will-save-act-allo...
- bilbo0s 7mo agoUnder the SAVE act, you kind of have to have a passport or don't vote in some states. Which is why I'm pretty sure it's not gonna pass. Both republicans and democrats depend heavily on mass votes from, let's just say, a lot of people who are, generally speaking, not the sort to have passports.
- pseudalopex 7mo agoNearly 21 million voting-age U.S. citizens do not have a current (non-expired) driver’s license. Just under 9%, or 20.76 million people, who are U.S. citizens aged 18 or older do not have a non-expired driver’s license. Another 12% (28.6 million) have a non-expired license, but it does not have both their current address and current name. Additionally, just over 1% of adult U.S. citizens do not have any form of government-issued photo identification, which amounts to nearly 2.6 million people.[1] [1] https://cdce.umd.edu/sites/cdce.umd.edu/files/pubs/Voter%20ID%202023%20survey%20Key%20Results%20Jan%202024%20%281%29.pdf https://cdce.umd.edu/sites/cdce.umd.edu/files/pubs/Voter%20I...
- anonym29 7mo agoIf 10% of drivers lacked car insurance, would your solution be to remove the legal requirement to possess a valid insurance policy to operate a motor vehicle because it discriminates against the poor?
- beej71 7mo agoNo. Because operating a motor vehicle is a very dangerous activity. This a very is a poor analogy that you have here.