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0 pointswebmaven4y ago0 comments

> The Texas law that requires you bring something like a bank or utility bill is considered voter suppression by opponents. [1] But this is just the same as the German requirement to bring a mailed voter notification.

It really isn't the same:

> An estimated 5.4 percent of U.S. households (approximately 7.1 million) were “unbanked” in 2019, meaning that no one in the household had a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union (i.e., bank).

From https://www.fdic.gov/analysis/household-survey/index.html

And that figure is only for entire households, there are more unbanked individuals, and it is very common for households to have adults that don't have any utilities in their name.

OTOH, a mailed notification only presupposes that an individual is on the rolls.

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crackercrews4y ago

You can also bring your TX voter registration. Or any check from the govt. Or any document from the govt with your name/address. Or any paycheck. Or various types of ID.

webmavenOP4y ago

All right. That's a much looser definition of "like a utility bill" than I assumed.

So, easier to comply with that I thought.

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