First things first, I don't doubt it is a bad thing, considering who supports it and who doesn't.

But my question is what exactly is the issue and what is the current and proposed voting process when it comes to IDs?

Here in my EU country, you have to show some version of a government ID, be it an ID card, drivers license or passport. And we don't have to pre-register to vote.

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[–] 6 points 1 week ago (16 children)

Aren’t you required to have a government ID?

Here (.nl) you need an ID to access so many services that it’s basically impossible to function without one.

Want to rent or buy/sell a house -> ID

Want to go do a doctor -> ID

Mobile phone contract -> ID

Open a bank account -> ID

Get a loan -> ID

Take a driving exam -> ID

Collect a package from a parcel point -> ID

Buy alcohol, tobacco or weed -> ID

Hell, I had to show ID when getting food delivery because apparently there was a tiny amount of alcohol in the desert.

How does US society even function when people don’t have a government ID?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (10 children)

    Ideally, yes, this is how it should work. But some of our citizens do not have access to nearly all of these social resources.

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