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Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by gruez on Monday August 10, 2020 @05:51PM (#24114428)
>ID cards in Sweden cost roughly 350 crowns, which is around 40 USD. If people can't be bothered to get one of those cards to vote in an election then I see no reason to accommodate them as the fee is so low and 99.9% of people can afford it.

A $40 poll tax that "99.99% of people can afford" is still a poll tax.

Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by gus_massa on Monday August 10, 2020 @06:53PM (#24115055)
The cost in Argentina is of US$3, and it is not necessary to get a new one for each election. You get one when you are born, a new card at 8 yeas old and a new one at 14 years old.

And if you can't pay for it, the government give it for free anyway.

Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by wdb on Monday August 10, 2020 @07:40PM (#24115537)
In The Netherlands you can use your drivers license as form of ID hence use it as form of ID when voting.

Wouldn't that be possible in the US? Most people would happy to spend the (like) $40 to get a drivers license?

Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by heavyset_go on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @02:53PM (#24135458)
There's little use for a drivers license if you live in a city, like the majority of Americans do. Drivers licenses must be renewed every couple of years. That means for many Americans, that they will need to get a license just to vote, and only to vote. They will also need to renew it at their own expense if they want to continue to participate in elections.
Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by runako on Monday August 10, 2020 @09:26PM (#24116284)
This country has a bad racial history, including disenfranchising Black people by charging people money so they could vote. So basically that's a non-starter because we know where that road goes.