You should know this because voter ID is one of the most debated topics in American politics, especially in recent years (SAVE America Act). On one hand, there’s election integrity, and on the other, voter access.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46320788

Of these states, six have Democratic trifectas, 23 have Republican trifectas, and seven have divided governments. There are currently 14 states that do not require identification at the polls outside of what is required by federal law. Of these 14 states, 10 have Democratic trifectas, and four have a divided government.

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    2 days ago

    Specifically individual voter fraud, which voter ID claims to be fighting. Now, voter fraud in the masses via ballot manipulation, voter disenfranchising, gerrymandering, minimizing poll locations and times, etc. THAT is a thing, but has nothing to do with people having IDs, and all to do with people in power making sure they stay there.

    And guess which ones support both voter ID and all of those tactics. Yeah, we all know. It’s the only way they stay in power. They can’t win by just their positions on policy. Never could. If they could win fairly, they never would have pursued gaming the system.

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      1 day ago

      The forms of fraud you are listing are election fraud, which IS obviously very common (and according to the Supreme Court, very legal now)

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      and all the fraud has been in GOP controlled states. most of the stuff they claimed, like ballot stuffing, or dead people voting came from republican strongholds.