Did You Vote? Now Your Friends May Know (and Nag You)

Re:Did You Vote? Now Your Friends May Know (and Nag You) by yazan94 on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @11:09AM (#18392213)

I totally get your point, and I wouldn't be surprised if you were correct. But at the same time, everyone who has a CC permit most likely also has a state issued ID, so it really is a moot point.

from above:

> The numbers you posted are specific for Driver's Licenses and Passports. The link you posted notes that general photo ids are possessed by white: 95%, black: 87%, hispanic: 90%.

I am more interested why there are so many people who don't have government issued id's. Why is there a disparity? Is it an active systematic voter suppression tactic or other race-driven conspiracy? Or just how the pieces fall in terms of economic class and where these people live?

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Re:Did You Vote? Now Your Friends May Know (and Nag You) by mikeash on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @01:24PM (#18393542)

I suspect it’s a mix. Historically, it’s probably been due to poverty and documentation, and that persists. Now that ID is being weaponized against certain voters, deliberate disenfranchisement comes in helping to keep it that way.

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