Related question: why not put the threshold in the future? Like starting in 2036 you will need an ID to vote, you have 10 years to get one.
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Of course you should have to use ID, like everywhere else on Earth. But we don't, because really it doesn't matter. It's not as if the elected candidates are all that different in USA. It's not like you can vote pro-labor or anything.
Amazon gets what it wants and the election is to decide... will the candidate pretend to care but not care, or not care enough to even pretend?
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What it comes down to is the whole "presenting proof of identity" idea isn't terrible in itself for the most part, it's a) what counts as proof, b) how is that ID issued and what obstacles are they adding to get it, and what will it cost you, b) how is it checked and otherwise used to track you.
The hard part to understand for those of us in civilized countries is, you have to figure all this out in a country where no one can trust anything from anyone ever. Governments, people, churches companies, charities, not even yourself. You can't ever trust anyone in the US, because almost everyone is lying about something, and there's never any consequences for it. Their real motto should be "Caveat Emptor."
What "voter ID law?" It would be unconstitutional to legislate that at a federal level and while I don't doubt Republicans would love to try it, I've not heard about that.
As with most laws in America, voting related laws are passed at the state level. There have been probably hundreds of bills like this over the past 20 years so you'd need to be more specific for anyone to address the "law" singular as you put it.
https://www.vote.org/save-act/
Every American, including people who have been registered for decades, would need to appear in person at an election office with qualifying documents. Online voter registration, which 42 states currently rely on, would be upended or eliminated. Mail registration would end entirely. Voter registration drives would become functionally ineffective, …
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For most Americans, qualifying requires one of the following: a valid U.S. passport or passport card, a certified birth certificate paired with a photo ID, a naturalization certificate, or a Consular Report of Birth Abroad. If your name does not match across those documents, additional paperwork such as a marriage certificate would also be required.
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