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littlemissmartypants

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13. Did you look?

Reply to XorXor (Reply #10)

Mon May 13, 2024, 05:22 PM

May 13

How about this

championed by national politicians

as you mentioned?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2021/08/16/the-importance-of-protecting-voting-rights-for-voter-turnout-and-economic-well-being/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/03/07/executive-order-on-promoting-access-to-voting/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/09/28/fact-sheet-biden-administration-promotes-voter-participation-with-new-agency-steps/

Here are some suggestions for you if you're interested in learning more...

https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/providing-identification-for-those-released-from-incarceration

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-105435

https://hhrctraining.org/knowledge-resources/toolkit/1926/helping-obtain-ID

That took me less than five minutes to find.

Maybe you can take a look at volunteer opportunities in your community and help facilitate voting.

Good luck! ❤️

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Cartoon: How Could It Be Hard To Get Voter ID? - Barry Deutsch [View all] werdna May 13 OP

Another obstacle - paperless billing is making it difficult for people to prove their current address. LonePirate May 13 #1

That at least is one obstacle easily overcome GenThePerservering May 13 #2

You can still get bills through email and write a check to pay. quaint May 13 #3

Looking at the OP upvotes, people are missing the point here GenThePerservering May 13 #17

Wouldn't you have to print a digital receipt bleedingulcers May 14 #24

I'm still hanging on to my HP printer from 2014 wolfie001 May 13 #6

exactly, and they don't need a printer necessarily GenThePerservering May 13 #19

This is WHY The Republicans want this, Southerners way of keeping the trash out as they say. Traurigkeit May 13 #4

Arranging for your mail when you're surviving in a tent wolfie001 May 13 #5

Republicans in NM got slapped down on that one Warpy May 13 #7

This might annoy some folks, but I have never really agreed with the left-of-center approach to voter id XorXor May 13 #8

There are BUT The Republican Party GETS IN THE WAY. Need to shutdown that "party" Traurigkeit May 13 #9

No doubt the right gets in the way of any progress in a lot of area XorXor May 13 #10

Did you look? littlemissmartypants May 13 #13

Most of those links seem to be about helping people register to vote and have access to polling places XorXor May 14 #27

I guess that's why they seem to believe the only way they can win is to cheat. calimary May 14 #22

exactly. . we need to help everyone get an id because this is coming. rampartc May 14 #23

I'm with you... the cartoon makes little sense FBaggins May 14 #26

Not only the cartoon but the subtext at the bottom, is WONDERFUL lostnfound May 13 #11

Yes. ShazzieB May 13 #15

That has been a mainstay of major parts of our society for a long time. OldBaldy1701E May 13 #18

GOTV to get Democratic majorities in House and Senate to end these assinine poll taxes. Hermit-The-Prog May 13 #12

On its face, requiring some kind of ID to vote isn't terrible. Canada does it and it seems to work. Jedi Guy May 13 #14

Dont know about other states, but GA will give you an ID for free. Online. oldsoftie May 13 #16

No taxation without representation KentuckyWoman May 13 #20

In Texas, the fee for the birth certificate is $22. You can't get a drivers license without one. summer_in_TX May 13 #21

Remembering the 12 Indiana nuns who didn't have Emile May 14 #25

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