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Once again, R’s are making an issue of a non-issue.

Once again, R’s are making an issue of a non-issue. 

https://apnews.com/article/noncitizens-voting-republicans-election-2024-immigration-09b86e6768f755fd875f3c51b0e8ea70

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Im genuinely curious though:
What data do they have to prove its rare? Amount of ppl caught? That sounds like a pretty unreliable data if thats the case. Imagine we estimate the amount of online piracy just with the amount of ppl getting caught...

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You have to register to vote in each state which is verified by the Secretary of State. Then when you go to vote, your name needs to be on the rolls and usually your signature has to match. Ita not like you can just show up anywhere and vote. Also, the benefit, to the voter, of voting isn’t worth the cost which is a felony.

To me its an either or question.
Either ppl do have to prove their idendity at some point of the process, receive an acknowledgement of that phase, and can present it on election day, and if thats the case then i dont understand what republicans are complaining about?
Or there are loopholes that need to be addressed.
 The "stakes are too high" to justify its not happening doesnt work for me. We have plenty of cases where ppl still commit felony where punishment wayyy outweight the benefit (ex, drink and drive)

But they do when they register to vote. There are no loopholes to get around having to register. 

Also, yes people still commit crimes but not voting crimes. We can’t even convince people who can vote to do so.

Bur if thats the case then, upon registration, why dont they issue some kind of official document, like a card or a piece of paper that would work as an id on election day? This sounds like an easy fix for everyone no?

Because you might deny someone their right to vote. I guess the question is which is worse: 1. Denying someone their right to vote. 2. Allowing someone to potentially vote illegally. 

I think 1 is worse. Especially, when the overwhelming evidence shows that 2 doesn’t happen.

Because you might deny someone their right to vote. I guess the question is which is worse: 1. Denying someone their right to vote. 2. Allowing someone to potentially vote illegally. 

I think 1 is worse. Especially, when the overwhelming evidence shows that 2 doesn’t happen. 

https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/analysis/Briefing_Memo_Debunking_Voter_Fraud_Myth.pdf

Your studies linked loop back to my first argument. They only base themselves on revealed cases. The one that got caught or triggered a redflag. Hence my argument with estimating online piracy with only caught ppl. It just doesnt make sense and is not a valid argument.

I guess Big Foot exists and we should make laws to protect ourselves from him. 

Seriously though, show me a problem and we can work on solving it. But if the problem only exists in hypotheticals or “this could be happening” then it’s not worth discussing or passing legislation to fix. We have much bigger political issues to address. And honestly, the hard truth is that voter fraud is just another dog whistle against brown and black Americans.

Big foot comment was tongue in cheek and not fair for this type of discussion. 

Just generally, any additional security precautions are not needed. Even if we had election fraud, it would have to be at such a high level and coordinated that it’s not reasonable to expect this could have any impact on anything other than local elections. For Wisconsin for example, in 2020 you’d need to find  20,000 additional votes for Trump to have won. One individual would have zero impact on the presidential election. 

Additionally, on top of the security we currently have, there are also poll watchers to watch for fraud. 

The question goes back to if you believe someone not being able to vote is worse than potential fraud. I would rather have negligible fraud to ensure people do not lose their right to vote.

The difference with big foot i guess is that cases of voter fraud are registered every years across the globe, so maybe that s a sign that it exists? 

I gave a simple solution based on what u told me, which could suit every party: give a document to people upon registration that can work as an id on voting day. No extra step, no need to go somewhere to produce an extra id. To that your answer was, what if they lose it? Im sorry, but this is not a serious answer 🤷‍♂️

If i was a republican and see this kinda answer, i would 100% think u have an agenda (i know u dont, just explaining this argument doesnt play well)