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by unsnap_biceps 500 days ago
> My reasoning is this. If you know someone else's information you can pretend to be them to vote.

That's a fair call out. I was addressing the concerns you brought up in the first comment, this is a different concern and requires a different response.

I understand the concern and don't have a response right now. I am curious as to if you have data to indicate the amount of found fraud of this style. My gut feel is that it's an inconsequential amount of fraud, but that's just a gut feeling.

> Seriously, is it really that hard to just ask for ID when voting? I support giving ID cards for free, I support making voting day a national holiday or forcing it to be on a Saturday or Sunday when everyone is off.

Would you be for eliminating voter registration and have it be "If you have a ID, you can vote"?

Also, not everyone is off on Saturdays or Sundays. There are plenty of people that work weekends and still should be allowed to vote. Sadly there are a fair number of folks that work 7 days a week.