Trump’s executive order on voting rights. I may be misinterpreting this (correct me please if I am), but it sure sounds like you won’t be allowed to vote if you didn’t opt for a “RealID” version of your license. A regular driver’s license contains no information regarding citizenship status, at least in my state, so it wouldn’t count. A lot of low income people in rural America have skipped getting a “RealID” because it’s more expensive. If this order goes thru, that decision may cost them their right to vote. This could disenfranchise millions of low income voters.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    On the other hand, it is a chance for informed people to stay ahead.

    In my country, a real ID card is mandatory for all citizens, and it is actually good to have a single kind of document that is reliable instead of random driving licenses and student IDs and whatnots. And if you think that having a real ID card would infringe your freedom or something, keep in mind that the government, in this case the IRS, knows everything they need about you anyway.

    So, get a proper ID and help your fellow, non-Nazi citizen to get one, too. Let Joe Farmer and Lucy Churchmom have their try at the voting booth with their unacceptable driving licence and laugh.

    • Mirshe@lemmy.world
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      17 days ago

      The issue is what this takes. You need:

      1 document proving you are who you say (this cannot be a state or federal ID. I used my birth certificate, which can be difficult and time consuming to acquire if you don’t have access to it.)

      2 different documents from different sources proving you live where you say (this would need to be a bank statement or utility bill)

      You must also provide a document proving your Social Security Number (this can be hard if you don’t have the card - getting a new one is similarly painful), AND if your legal name has changed from what’s on your birth certificate, you need to provide attestation of that (marriage or divorce paperwork, etc).

      So you could potentially need up to 6 documents from 6 different sources, it’s still up to the DMV to accept them, and you don’t actually get the card for at least another 2-3 weeks at minimum. There’s also a fee - in my state it would cost me about $80 after taxes.