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Re:US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at... by matthewmacleod on Sunday October 28, 2018 @07:44PM (#18323934)
I think it should also be a requirement to show a state or federal ID before you can cast your vote.

I’d be interested to know why though. Is it a problem in the US? In the UK at least, no ID is required and there is virtually no voter fraud. Is it really the case that the cost (disenfranchising groups with lower rates of access to photographic ID) is worth it to solve an issue that might not even exist?

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Re:US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at... by baddox on Sunday October 28, 2018 @09:35PM (#18324340)
There is virtually no voter fraud (that would be solved by Id requirements) in the United States either. Every study I have seen shows on the order of dozens per year in the entire country, and many of those are probably accidental.

And if you think about it, it’s pretty clear that in-person voter fraud is already difficult and risky enough in the US that it’s really not a scalable election manipulation strategy.

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