One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail elections in New Jersey

Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by darkwizard42 on Monday August 10, 2020 @05:29PM (#24114209)

The malicious intent behind any Voter ID law is that they generally don't include enough funding or accessibility to get a Voter ID itself.

In the USA this generally disenfranchises minorities, people from lower socioeconomic status, or those for whom English (and navigating complex information in English) is not a primary language.

If the government would MANDATE voter ID but then also gave 4 years for everyone to get one and made it nearly free, then I think much of the opposition would be gone.

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Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by rootusrootus on Monday August 10, 2020 @07:14PM (#24115285)

I would stop my opposition to voter ID immediately if everyone could agree that the FEC had a new job, to make sure every eligible voter had valid ID, it was free, and the FEC was properly staffed and funded to make it happen.

I'm not worried that my position is going to change anytime soon.

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Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by darkwizard42 on Monday August 17, 2020 @02:18PM (#24190095)

I think that would be a great way to increase scope of a government agency in a way that makes real sense and value to people.

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