Meanwhile, Regarding Need for Voter ID

@BrandNewMan Exactly

@nudistsueaz You had to provide ID AND proof of residence to register to vote. Once registered, why the additional hassle at the ballot box -- and the implied necessity of going to the polling site TO vote, which is the true barrier trying to be erected; particularly when it is accompanied with reduction of polling sites and repealing voting by mail ? We have enough of a problem getting eligible voters to engage and vote. Why put up additional barriers, other than to restrict voting to the more fortunate?

@dancingtongue It's not a hassle. It is there to prove you are who you say you are. It's there to insure no one else is using your identity to vote. It's called confirmation, that's all. We use mail in ballots, easy.

@BrandNewMan You are right. But the GOP wants very specific photo ID they know many voters that happen to vote Democrat don't have. Don't insult everyone by pretending that is a coincidence since lower voter turnout benefits your camp.

And you still ignore the fact that voter fraud basically doesn't exist. And it is just a cover for vote suppression.

And if an ID costs even 1 penny that is a poll tax.

@BrandNewMan you were just wrong. Official government ID is not mandatory for a person to vote in Canada.

And since you agree Canada's system is secure, that completely debunks the excuses for "voter ID requirements" that are actually being put into place in the US.

@DealingWithTrouble Wait till they hear we allow convicts to vote. Their brains will melt.

Need the ID to register to vote .. some suitable option to driver's license needed, I am not hung up on a federal vs state ID if same requirements for proof of Identity as driver's license are used

@BrandNewMan Yes, ID to REGISTER but once registered you shouldn't need to keep bringing in multiple IDs, different types of IDs, etc.

@ChipmunkErnie At least the voter registration card .. which is not the current standard. We leave it too open to potential for fraud, whether or not widely an issue, reasonable safeguards make sense.

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout

Had to show mine to get jobs ..

@Pretzel Passport .. or public aid .. which most of those in low income groups the left claims this would affect are on, in some form

@BrandNewMan Possibly, but some might not understand it then.