▲ | sgc 9 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
I did not say 'is', I said 'was'. I have not seen studies or even many anecdotal stories indicating people think it was too hard for they themselves to vote. I have seen a lot of people saying that about other people, but as of 2024, attempts to disenfranchise voters had not been very well done. I also don't think having ID is a high bar, which is what a large amount of the noise has been about. Many, many democratic countries have this requirement [1]. Coupled with other things it can become a problem, but when anybody says voter id itself is a problem, I can't take them very seriously. I however repeat, that was last year. Things could very well take a dramatic turn for the worse. | |||||||||||||||||
▲ | jzb 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Having an ID is a high bar when it can take a day or more at the DMV to get one. Right now in NC you either have to book an appointment - none are available for months - or show up like you’re queuing for concert tickets in the 80s at 6am before the office opens, get a number, come back at one, and hope they get to your number. (Source: daughter just did this procedure last week for a learner’s permit.) The GOP has also closed polling places in predominantly D areas, fought drop off boxes, etc. It is intentionally hard to vote for minorities and people in D areas. Yes, it’s going to get worse. But it isn’t good now. | |||||||||||||||||
▲ | cyberax 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
The problem is that all the additional requirements _always_ result in targeting Democratic voters. Always. For example, voting by mail is bad. Unless you are a senior (and thus more likely to vote Republican). And it doesn't take much to change the outcome of many elections. Just a 0.1% shift is often enough to flip the result. | |||||||||||||||||
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