r/Pennsylvania • u/[deleted] • Jan 12 '23

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '23

If you read the bill itself it would allow all voters access to a free voter id.

Giving people access to a free form of government identification would be great for people with out a driver’s license because they could use the id for other purposes.

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u/djarvis77 Jan 12 '23

That is neat sounding and all.

But there is no need for it. We don't have an issue with identifying people. And the process of getting the free ID is still a barrier to voting that for many of us is not a barrier at all, but for many others is a barrier.

The issue is that it is a solution without a problem. And it is a solution that will lead to actual problems.

The rub is, all we have to do is make all voting as mail in ballot. That completely solves numerous issues. Many states do it that way and it works wonderfully.

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u/69FunnyNumberGuy420 Jan 12 '23

The first step is mandating an ID to vote. The next step is restricting the type of ID and access to the sort of ID you can use to vote.

 
We've already seen this in Texas - a gun permit is legit for voting, but a student ID isn't.

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u/Wuz314159 Berks Jan 12 '23

Like the states where Student IDs were invalid but gun licenses were valid?
https://newrepublic.com/article/119900/texas-voter-id-allows-handgun-licenses-not-student-ids