cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/42694823

Trump has no power to “decree” that voters must present ID or to end mail-in balloting. But that doesn’t mean he can’t at least try both. Under the Insurrection Act or some other dusty statute, he can declare a state of emergency. Then he can decide that said state permits, nay requires, him to take extraordinary measures. On October 5, say, that might mean outlawing early voting. By October 13, it might mean no mail-in voting. By October 29, a reminder that all voters must present ID to vote. And by Sunday, November 1, two days before the election—an announcement that all these “reasonable” measures have alas failed, and he is now forced, against his will, to postpone the election.

  • zebidiah@lemmy.ca
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    23 hours ago

    We have it in Canada too, and it’s generally not a big deal… But that’s likely because both our governments are doing it in good faith to ensure who shows up is the actual person on that voter card

    The problem with the US is that they do not operate in good faith and use voter id laws to target people they do not want to vote, it’s the same bullshit as putting a single polling station in minority districts with 10+ hr wait times (and criminal penalties of you give someone standing in line a bottle of water) and plenty of polling stations throughout the suburbs where you can be in and out in under 5 minutes.

    It’s not really about the id, it’s about “fuck you”