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Re:England vaccine passport plans ditched, health secretary ... by daveoc64 on Monday September 13, 2021 @07:07AM (#28509983)
>I don't know how you can think this will introduce any more friction for low income people. You need an ID to drive. You may introduce friction for illegal immigrants and mentally handicapped homeless.

In the UK (where a requirement for voter ID has been proposed), research shows that up to 3.5 million citizens (7.5% of the electorate do not have a suitable photo ID)[0].

That's a lot of people to disenfranchise.

There's going to be a scheme where people can get a free photo ID from the local government for voting purposes, but it seems questionable whether people will choose to get that when so many don't get something like a driving licence or passport, which you seem to think is essential for people to function in society.

[0] - https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-news-and-research...

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Re:England vaccine passport plans ditched, health secretary ... by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS on Monday September 13, 2021 @05:14PM (#28516970)
> 3.5 million citizens (7.5% of the electorate.....That's a lot of people to disenfranchise.

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That's nothing, we disenfranchised 80 million with our vaccine mandate.

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