Researchers warn state system to catch voter fraud has 99% false positive rate

Re:Researchers warn state system to catch voter fraud has 99... by hammock on Thursday November 02, 2017 @11:20AM (#15611200)

Assignation of a voting number and requiring voter ID are considered voter suppression by some

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Re:Researchers warn state system to catch voter fraud has 99... by curtis on Thursday November 02, 2017 @11:37AM (#15611355)

In the United States, the concept of "ID card" is virtually synonymous with "Drivers License". Surprisingly to many Americans, many other Americans do not have a Drivers License. These people are disproportionately more likely to be poor, not white, and Democrats.

A national ID card could address this problem, but then some subset of Americans goes apeshit over the idea, despite the fact that most of them are carrying drivers licenses that have the same effect. Most of these people seem to be Republicans.

If the effects of requiring picture ID were party-neutral it would not be a controversial position. But the effects aren't neutral, and one party wants to use it to disadvantage the other party.

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Re:Researchers warn state system to catch voter fraud has 99... by maxerickson on Thursday November 02, 2017 @11:40AM (#15611383)

All states will issue a photo ID that is not a drivers license but equivalent to one for other purposes.

So there isn't even any need for national id to address that part of it, just a bit of funding.

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Re:Researchers warn state system to catch voter fraud has 99... by rabboRubble on Thursday November 02, 2017 @02:32PM (#15612995)

And not all people who hold driver's licenses are eligible to vote. Non-US citizens, felons, people under 18, etc.

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Re:Researchers warn state system to catch voter fraud has 99... by mwilliaams on Thursday November 02, 2017 @11:41AM (#15611389)

Yes, but why? If the government gives an ID to everybody, there is no discrimination or suppression. Most countries have voter ID and do just fine. This would do a lot to prevent voter fraud, which is far more common than most seem to think. I keep seeing stories of dead people voting, people voting multiple times, and noncitizens voting. These are just the cases that are discovered and receive press coverage; there must be plenty of cases that the public doesn't hear about.

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Re:Researchers warn state system to catch voter fraud has 99... by SAI_Peregrinus on Thursday November 02, 2017 @12:08PM (#15611643)

The US doesn't give ID to everybody. Not only is it handled by the states but you have to pay for the ID, and spend several hours on a business day at a DMV. This puts ID out of the range of easy availability for many people.

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Re:Researchers warn state system to catch voter fraud has 99... by zimpenfish on Thursday November 02, 2017 @12:14PM (#15611705)

Also some ... shall we say less than fair counties and states do things like "voter registration is only available at DMV X in OtherSideOfStateTown on the third Tuesday of the month between 1400 and 1430".

I wouldn't dare suggest this was a way of specifically trying to disenfranchise the poorer, Democrat-leaning demographic.

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