Beep@lemmus.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoNew South Dakota law allows voters to challenge other voters' citizenshipsouthdakotasearchlight.comexternal-linkmessage-square81linkfedilinkarrow-up1488arrow-down17
arrow-up1481arrow-down1external-linkNew South Dakota law allows voters to challenge other voters' citizenshipsouthdakotasearchlight.comBeep@lemmus.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square81linkfedilink
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoIn Canada, though, everyone has Some form of gov ID, if even just a health card (from the gov, With your pic and address). Many, many Americans don’t have ID. Also. “Real ID” is another animal, not produced in all regions, barely usable, a mess. If they’re demanding “real ID” the challenges will be exciting.
minus-squareBane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoNo not really, a bunch of us Canadians don’t have ID and there are alternate criteria to register
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoOkay. Now I’m agape. No health card? How do you get broken arms fixed? I get ‘no passport’ because Flatlanders especially don’t travel. I get ‘no DL’ because city rats don’t drive. No health card?!? I’ve had a health number since birth, and it’s been my gov id forever. Honestly: how can that be?
minus-squareBane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoYou can go to the ER without documents, you would just need to sort out the bills later There are a bunch of reasons someone might lose access to their documents, that shouldn’t interfere with their right to vote.
In Canada, though, everyone has Some form of gov ID, if even just a health card (from the gov, With your pic and address).
Many, many Americans don’t have ID.
Also. “Real ID” is another animal, not produced in all regions, barely usable, a mess. If they’re demanding “real ID” the challenges will be exciting.
No not really, a bunch of us Canadians don’t have ID and there are alternate criteria to register
Okay. Now I’m agape.
No health card? How do you get broken arms fixed?
I get ‘no passport’ because Flatlanders especially don’t travel. I get ‘no DL’ because city rats don’t drive. No health card?!? I’ve had a health number since birth, and it’s been my gov id forever.
Honestly: how can that be?
You can go to the ER without documents, you would just need to sort out the bills later
There are a bunch of reasons someone might lose access to their documents, that shouldn’t interfere with their right to vote.