US Senators Introduce Resolution to Allow Remote Voting During Emergencies

Post by giantg2 » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 7:04 PM UTC

karatestomp wrote: post #205

giantg2 wrote: post #179

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Voting services are the responsibility of the states. The Feds can require states to implement certain regulations, but it's up to the state to provide the enforcement. You don't need a separate identification card. You can register to vote for free electronically or via mail, some state even allow in-person enrollment on the same day as the election. In most states, the county maintains the voter registration. They…

It can both be true that it seems pretty reasonable that people put in some effort to acquire an ID to vote, and that if you require said effort, fewer people will vote and the ones who don't will disproportionately support one party or political ideology over another, meaning voter ID laws in fact favor one of our two viable parties over the other. If it also turns out there's little proof of an extant problem voter…

Post by giantg2 » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 7:09 PM UTC

idontwantit wrote: post #233

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I'm genuinely curious. How did you handle identifying yourself to the police? Also, was this when you could still get a greyhound bus ticket without photo ID? Where you ever asked for ID when cashing or writing a check? It seems like ID is required for EVERYTHING these days, so I'm interested in some of these points.

> How did you handle identifying yourself to the police? I never had the opportunity to find out > Also, was this when you could still get a greyhound bus ticket without photo ID? No clue > Where you ever asked for ID when cashing or writing a check? I don't really remember, didn't have much opportunity to cash checks anyway

Post by tengbretson » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 7:12 PM UTC

Uehreka wrote: post #18

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The constitution leaves a lot of details about voting to the states. This would probably require an amendment. A power grab like that from the federal government would probably be turned down by even blue states, especially considering the current president.

It doesn’t need to be a power-grab (“We’re taking over the election to make sure it’s done right”). In all likelihood it would be some sort of funding incentive (“If you resolve to do vote-by-mail, we’ll give you the money to hire people and buy equipment to do it, and even throw in some money for infrastructure as a cherry on top”).

Post by akvadrako » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 7:13 PM UTC

12xo wrote: post #144

natch wrote: post #19

Off topic since this is about senators, but to nip a possible related thread in the bud, an important reason why remote voting for citizens is a bad idea is that it can enable massive scale vote manipulation through schemes to buy or otherwise influence votes. In the privacy of one's home, outside a controlled voting booth, the problem is exacerbated, counterintuitively. A voter at home or in another uncontrolled set…

Cite the data, cite the source of this outrageous assertion.

Post by triceratops » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 7:17 PM UTC

giantg2 wrote: post #179

rootusrootus wrote: post #90

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> The left doesn't support that, why? Because it's a transparent attempt to reduce the ability of some groups of people to vote. The right pushes for voter ID while simultaneously doing everything possible to reduce the availability of ID. Put the Federal Election Commission in charge of voter ID, make the cards free and make it the mission of the FEC to track down and ensure every qualified citizen has one. Then I s…

Voting services are the responsibility of the states. The Feds can require states to implement certain regulations, but it's up to the state to provide the enforcement. You don't need a separate identification card. You can register to vote for free electronically or via mail, some state even allow in-person enrollment on the same day as the election. In most states, the county maintains the voter registration. They…