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Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by brandonmenc on Monday August 10, 2020 @07:03PM (#24115170)
> No one thinks that.

Just about everyone I know who leans even slightly left here in the US believes that requiring ID to vote is defacto voter suppression.

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Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by buerkle on Monday August 10, 2020 @07:18PM (#24115317)
Because in many cases the states make it difficult to obtain a valid ID to vote. For example, shutting down DMVs or limiting their hours. I'm against voter ID laws until IDs are easily accessible to every voter.
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Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by brandonmenc on Monday August 10, 2020 @07:25PM (#24115392)
If we're talking about the presidential election, you have four whole years to get an ID.

Also it seems like states are making it easier to get an ID [0]

[0] https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/12/12/16767426/...

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Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by mulderc on Monday August 10, 2020 @07:21PM (#24115351)
Well it is, but only archaic voting systems would require it and this becomes a nonissue if states shift to modern system like those used in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Utah.
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