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0 pointsHideousKojima3y ago0 comments

It ranges from $10 to $90 depending on the state (average is ~$30) and most states also have a discounted rate for people under the poverty line.

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bee_rider3y ago· 3 in thread

It is unacceptable to charge people any amount of money for a voting requirement.

andix3y ago

True, but in Europe usually everybody has an ID at some point, because you need it for traveling. And an expired ID also works to prove your identity.

But in theory you could also bring two or more „identity witnesses“ that either have an ID or are known to the people at the voting station, that can vouch for your identity.

mardifoufs3y ago

Seems to work fine in Canada. We also pay for our IDs, at least here in quebec.

bee_rider3y ago

Practically it works fine in many areas of the US as well—just, good areas that don’t want to put up hurdles for voters in the first place. But, give an extremism a means to disenfranchise anybody and they’ll go for it

Morally, even if it works out OK, it ought to bug you if you don’t have a cost-free way to vote.

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