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 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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