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Re:Swiss e-voting pilot can't count 2,048 ballots after decr... by ryandrake on Thursday March 12, 2026 @02:58AM (#47347375)
It's a trade-off that many USA states make willingly. Citizens have the right to vote, period^. It's not a "right to vote but only if you have an ID." Requiring an ID to vote, to me, is as ridiculous as requiring an ID to speak or practice a religion.

[^] except for the case of felony disenfranchisement laws, which I personally believe are a travesty

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Re:Swiss e-voting pilot can't count 2,048 ballots after decr... by kasey_junk on Thursday March 12, 2026 @06:13AM (#47348599)
And this was hard won. US history is riddled with examples where the bureaucracy of voting was explicitly used to disenfranchise rightful voters by governmental officials that wanted to keep their power over the marginalized. The skepticism is earned.
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