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Why is complete and accurate voter identity a problem?

Which party is most likely to gain from "loose" voting regulations?

Why is voter ID a problem? There are ID's for almost everything -- driver licenses, vaccine passports, foreign travel passports; Medicare billing accuracy, etc. What motivates those who do NOT want fair Voter ID laws?

What is not transparent about current voting operations? A LOT!! Consider Georgia, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Who monitors ballot drop boxes at 3 in the morning? Who has audited voting machine operations? Who audits voting irregularities? What was the OBJECTIVE role of Facebook operations in the voting process in these the states? What is transparent....and what is NOT? In Wisconsin, alone, there are many questions that might affect the potential "outcome."

In Wisconsin, who has opposed audits of behavior? -- Ans. The Democrats.

Who opposes transparency? The Democrats. Why?

We're still trying to have transparency about what happened!!

Second, why is it so difficult to set simple, clear voting procedures? Who opposes that? Ans. The Democrats.

Why are voter rolls never (or rarely) pruned to avert double-voting, and improve accuracy?

Why have the election clerks in Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Green Bay, and Madison refused to participate in an audit about voting irregularities? Why have the Democrats defended violations of state election laws in Wisconsin in the 2020 election?

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Sara Weiss's avatar

I am really intrigued by this debate. I am South African. Since 1994 we've had about 6 national elections and six municipal elections. It has always been a uniform rule that we present a specific type of identification to vote. Even in shanty towns with no formal addresses, an address is allocated and attested to by affidavit. Elections are always preceded by registration campaigns run by our Elections Commissions and the political parties do a lot of work to get people registered. And on Election Day every voter wherever he or she comes from, presents an id, their name is marked off against a list of registered voters and the voter votes. Early voting is limited and runs over a specific time. Is that not doable in the US?

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