SaturdayGT 719 Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Where does everyone stand currently....I am on board....pros: I think it will go along way in helping voter confidence...especially with the border crisis. ...Cons:...none as far as I aee...thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,153 Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 7 hours ago, SaturdayGT said: Where does everyone stand currently....I am on board....pros: I think it will go along way in helping voter confidence...especially with the border crisis. ...Cons:...none as far as I aee...thoughts? Ensure easy access to an ID and polling places and I'm perfectly fine with ID. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icanthearyou 4,463 Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Trump won. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaturdayGT 719 Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/24/2022 at 8:11 AM, AUDub said: Ensure easy access to an ID and polling places and I'm perfectly fine with ID. I feel pretty good you said it. ...we may not agree on each side, but if both sides can at least agree on making elections feel more secure, we are on healthy grounds!..kinda nice to agree on things when we are sorta dictated to disagree lol...politicians have more years experience than we have been alive dictating an us vrs them environment that benefits them and not us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ATX 13,654 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/24/2022 at 8:11 AM, AUDub said: Ensure easy access to an ID and polling places and I'm perfectly fine with ID. This is key. Remember, IDs cost money to obtain, which is effectively a poll tax. Need a way to fix that and give equal/easy access to everyone for voting. Voting shouldn't be a 4 hour chore for some and a 10 minute errand for others. Do that and I'm on board. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,643 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Showing a photo ID in general (Drivers License, etc.) is fine by me. I already have to in AL. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,643 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 50 minutes ago, Brad_ATX said: This is key. Remember, IDs cost money to obtain, which is effectively a poll tax. Need a way to fix that and give equal/easy access to everyone for voting. Voting shouldn't be a 4 hour chore for some and a 10 minute errand for others. Do that and I'm on board. It should be a holiday and it should last two days instead of one. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaturdayGT 719 Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 35 minutes ago, autigeremt said: It should be a holiday and it should last two days instead of one. Yep!!...its Amazing it's not.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptau 169 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 On 9/25/2022 at 9:38 PM, Brad_ATX said: This is key. Remember, IDs cost money to obtain, which is effectively a poll tax. Need a way to fix that and give equal/easy access to everyone for voting. Voting shouldn't be a 4 hour chore for some and a 10 minute errand for others. Do that and I'm on board. Many states issue free voterID cards at county court houses. If you ever think you’ll ever fly on a plane or enter a federal court house, you need a REAL ID card. Most states allow use of other government issued IDs and documents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ATX 13,654 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 7 hours ago, cptau said: Many states issue free voterID cards at county court houses. If you ever think you’ll ever fly on a plane or enter a federal court house, you need a REAL ID card. Most states allow use of other government issued IDs and documents. Flying on a plane isn't a right, its a privelege that you pay for. Voting is a fundamental right and access to ID cards needs to be made easier if states require them to vote. Its not fair to assume everyone can even make it to their county courthouse, especially when those are often an hour or more away from residents. People with disabilities, hidden illnesses, the elderly, or even folks who have to work 2-3 jobs can't always get there. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,807 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 7 hours ago, cptau said: Many states issue free voterID cards at county court houses. If you ever think you’ll ever fly on a plane or enter a federal court house, you need a REAL ID card. Most states allow use of other government issued IDs and documents. i have a friend that is blind and he has to pay almost fifty bucks for an ID card so he can vote. i believe it lasts longer than a drivers license. my memory has been playing tricks on me so take that with a grain of salt. i know they used to be twentyfive bucks and i think they went up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ATX 13,654 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, aubiefifty said: i have a friend that is blind and he has to pay almost fifty bucks for an ID card so he can vote. i believe it lasts longer than a drivers license. my memory has been playing tricks on me so take that with a grain of salt. i know they used to be twentyfive bucks and i think they went up. Which is complete BS. You shouldn't be forced to pay money in order to exercise a basic right like voting in this country. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,807 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Brad_ATX said: Which is complete BS. You shouldn't be forced to pay money in order to exercise a basic right like voting in this country. his wife has to have one as well. she stays sick. i actually got to take her for her fitst time voting which i got a kick out of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTiger 7,816 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, aubiefifty said: i have a friend that is blind and he has to pay almost fifty bucks for an ID card so he can vote. i believe it lasts longer than a drivers license. my memory has been playing tricks on me so take that with a grain of salt. i know they used to be twentyfive bucks and i think they went up. Free is available https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/photo-voter-id/obtain-free-photo-voter-id 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,807 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) how long has this been available? i never researched it but he did but he might have just missed it............. just came back to say it was less than i remembered. it was not fifty bucks but more than half. Edited September 28, 2022 by aubiefifty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTiger 7,816 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 hours ago, aubiefifty said: how long has this been available? i never researched it but he did but he might have just missed it............. Not sure but never heard of anyone having to pay for voter id Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,807 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 hours ago, SaltyTiger said: Not sure but never heard of anyone having to pay for voter id they just call it a non drivers license ID. our friend john just paid for one less than a month ago.it was a little over thirty bucks. maybe we were all looking at the wrong thing? they are sure doing it. they were told by the lady that issues the license and takes the pic they cost. shrugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTiger 7,816 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, aubiefifty said: they just call it a non drivers license ID. our friend john just paid for one less than a month ago.it was a little over thirty bucks. maybe we were all looking at the wrong thing? they are sure doing it. they were told by the lady that issues the license and takes the pic they cost. shrugs Makes sense. I am all for people have an ID at no charge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icanthearyou 4,463 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Will voter ID keep people from claiming election fraud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURex 2,011 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 The problem is that a lot of eligible voters cannot deal with the restrictions. For example, elderly in nursing homes, people who are hospitalized, handicapped/disabled people who cannot stand in lines or deal with registration blockades, etc. More importantly, a lot of life-long citizens do not have access to a birth certificate. That includes a LOT of people who were home-birthed many decades ago, homeless people (including veterans of Nam and more recent wars), people who have lost records due to natural disasters such as American citizens of Puerto Rico who have lost records due to natural disaster, etc. Native Americans and other indigenous peoples who do not have access to registration sites or don't have the required paperwork -- the list goes on and on. These laws are intentionally designed to limit access to voting by U.S. citizens who ought to be able to vote, but are more likely to vote for Democratic candidates. My mother was never able to vote because she was home-birthed and did not have a hospital-issued birth certificate. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,807 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 9:50 PM, AURex said: The problem is that a lot of eligible voters cannot deal with the restrictions. For example, elderly in nursing homes, people who are hospitalized, handicapped/disabled people who cannot stand in lines or deal with registration blockades, etc. More importantly, a lot of life-long citizens do not have access to a birth certificate. That includes a LOT of people who were home-birthed many decades ago, homeless people (including veterans of Nam and more recent wars), people who have lost records due to natural disasters such as American citizens of Puerto Rico who have lost records due to natural disaster, etc. Native Americans and other indigenous peoples who do not have access to registration sites or don't have the required paperwork -- the list goes on and on. These laws are intentionally designed to limit access to voting by U.S. citizens who ought to be able to vote, but are more likely to vote for Democratic candidates. My mother was never able to vote because she was home-birthed and did not have a hospital-issued birth certificate. thanx for posting. i did not realize just how many folks are affected. many would say tuff luck but voting is a god given american right that should let ALL voices be heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptau 169 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 8:22 AM, aubiefifty said: i have a friend that is blind and he has to pay almost fifty bucks for an ID card so he can vote. i believe it lasts longer than a drivers license. my memory has been playing tricks on me so take that with a grain of salt. i know they used to be twentyfive bucks and i think they went up. Which state does he live in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizTiger 242 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I wrote Senator Shelby a couple years ago and requested that he co-sponsor a GOP written bill to require voter ID will ease of access. The hope was to have a 2 party compromise of an updated Voting Rights and Security bill, but I guess not enough conservatives wanted a compromise with liberals. 😥 We really have to really do better as a voting population of pushing compromise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU9377 4,967 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 9/25/2022 at 10:38 PM, Brad_ATX said: This is key. Remember, IDs cost money to obtain, which is effectively a poll tax. Need a way to fix that and give equal/easy access to everyone for voting. Voting shouldn't be a 4 hour chore for some and a 10 minute errand for others. Do that and I'm on board. In Georgia, you can get a free id made at the registrar's office in each county if you have no other form of id. Realistically, there aren't many people that don't have an id of some kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU9377 4,967 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 4:09 PM, aubiefifty said: they just call it a non drivers license ID. our friend john just paid for one less than a month ago.it was a little over thirty bucks. maybe we were all looking at the wrong thing? they are sure doing it. they were told by the lady that issues the license and takes the pic they cost. shrugs They are free in Georgia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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