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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]immigrant (legal) here

There are many undemocratic aspects about the US electoral system compared to the rest of the world, such as the electoral college, voting on a workday (Tuesday),  winner take all districts, gerrymandering, unequal distribution of polling places, etc.  If this system were in place in any other country, the US government would be denouncing it as undemocratic. Having to register to vote (instead of being automatically registered) and requiring official IDs are also measures that limit voting.

Now, what if instead of whining about the voter ID laws promoted by the GOP,  the Biden administration issued federal voting IDs for everybody that needs one? It could even come with a $100 gift card to motivate people to get registered and their ID.

It can't be that hard. In the rest of the world everyone has an ID and people tend to vote in larger percentages than in the US.

Look at Bolivia. Yes, Bolivia! It is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere, with nearly 70 percent of its population living in poverty. About 23 percent of the population lives on less than $1 a day and 42 percent on less than $2 a day. In their last election in 2019, they had 88.31 % voter participation.

In contrast, 62 % of adults voted in the last US election.

I wish I could find the study now, so I could provide a link. I read it more than 5 years ago. The study recorded interactions between voters and election officials in a state with a voter ID law. The election officials were, in most instances, only asking to see the ID if the voter was a person of color, with almost 90% of the Hispanic voters essentially being profiled. If that, and the issue of some of the elderly not having ID’s, could be solved, I’d be an easier convert to voter ID laws.

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