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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These examples of having trouble getting an ID are not compelling.

Yes, you have to have proper documentation and yes it can be a pain in the butt to get it straight. But when something is important enough to you, you will get it done.

I had a similar issue as one of the examples. My maiden name was swapped for my middle name on my drivers license. But my original name was on my passport. I could not pass the requirements to get an ID at my new place of work. No other place in the 20 years I’d been married cared. Not for global entry, not for previous employment that did background checks, nothing. But now I was not going to be issued this work ID, thus would not remain employed, if I could not get it fixed.

It took effort. But it was important enough to get it all straightened out.

Paperwork is a b$&ch but it’s also pretty fundamental to having a society that functions optimally. [/quote]

Sorry, but +1[/quote]

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Regardless of whether it's Real ID or not there is still a ton of bureaucracy involved. 
The extreme bureaucracy and dysfunction of DMVs makes it highly likely that people will end up losing out on voting, for example even the time it takes to get an appointment with the DMV.

And still none of the pro-ID proponents have made any sort of compelling case whatsoever for why this is actually such a necessity.  The number of proven cases of in-person voter fraud are extremely low, nowhere near enough to even influence election outcomes.  And some of the laws are completely inconsistent.  If a gun carry permit is allowed then why not a student ID?  What gives a gun owner more right to easily vote than a college student?[/quote]

One does not have to register to vote at a DMV.  There are multiple options in order to register to vote.

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