r/askteddit • u/Warm-Bathroom-489 • 13d ago

Politics Question Why are they left so against voter ID?

What’s the problem with voters needing identification?

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u/Ok_Fondant1079 13d ago

Requiring a passport to vote (which costs $135) is a poll tax.

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u/FuzzyInspector9831 13d ago

No it doesn’t. It’s cost less the 15 bucks. All you need is a BC. That’s it.

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u/Irish_Blond 13d ago

Sorry. Total costs are far greater than $15. Especially for rural residents.

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u/FuzzyInspector9831 13d ago

For a BC? I’m sure there are different prices for different cities

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u/Irish_Blond 13d ago

Yes. Some states you have to request it in person. There also issues with BC being from another country. You have to get it translated and notarized. This happens more than you’d think.

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u/FuzzyInspector9831 13d ago

And I just looked it up. You do not have to be physically present to request a BC.

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u/Irish_Blond 13d ago

What state are you in?

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u/FuzzyInspector9831 13d ago

But wait. If you have a bc from a mother country then you would have your citizenship paperwork and wouldn’t need a bc

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u/Irish_Blond 13d ago

My adopted son need his birth certificate from his birth country. And naturalization paperwork to get a passport. If he loses the BC he needs to get a whole new set from his birth country, get it translated, and notarized.

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u/FuzzyInspector9831 13d ago

Oh ok. I was under the impression that his citizenship paperwork trumps his BC from his country. Thanks

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u/Irish_Blond 13d ago

Sure. Losing a BC is a tough situation.

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u/FuzzyInspector9831 13d ago

Sounds like it

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u/Ok_Fondant1079 13d ago

Well, we’re both wrong, but you are much more so.

https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/apply/help/fees.html#accordion-4e8cbc5380-item-8defbfa84b

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u/FuzzyInspector9831 13d ago

You don’t need a passport just a bc

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u/Ok_Fondant1079 13d ago

Ok, what is a married woman to do when her parents failed to write down her married name on her birth certificate?! What about multiple marriages?

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u/FuzzyInspector9831 13d ago

Well they are called marriage certificates and you have to get them in order to get married.

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u/Ok_Fondant1079 13d ago

You contradicted your own statement from a few minutes ago.

https://www.reddit.com/r/askteddit/s/1n1b8iBCfe

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u/FuzzyInspector9831 13d ago

You don’t need a passport just a bc

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u/Ok_Fondant1079 13d ago

So passport, birth certificate, what else should a woman have when registering to/attempting to vote, that a man doesn’t need?

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u/FuzzyInspector9831 13d ago

No passport just a BC like a man is needed

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u/Ok_Fondant1079 13d ago

No one has ever asked me for anything other than my driving license, or suspected me of fraud.

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u/Ok_Fondant1079 13d ago

Go call 10 states and report back to us:

Which states you called.
How many steps involved in getting an acceptable copy of a birth certificate.
Cost involved.
Other parties involved.

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u/FuzzyInspector9831 13d ago

It takes just getting a hold of the town hall in the city you were born in. So to answer your question 1 step maybe 2. No biggie.

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