Can someone tell me why it is a bad idea for the poll station to ask for your residence address? People should be proud of where they live and feel better that they are authenticating citizens in their districts!
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Many have IDs, just not ones with addresses on them. This is a good article that explains the issus behind Native American vote suppression/disenfranchisement.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/us/politics/north-dakota-voter-id.html …
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Thank you for taking the the time to explain to everyone on this thread Bryn
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Yes Bryn. Thank you for posting this & helping inform people. This whole issue has opened my eyes to the fact that SO many people have absolutely no idea how life on a reservation works.
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Too kind! I'm no expert. I suggest following
@justicedanielh &@ZoeSTodd &@KimTallBear &@DrChrisAndersen &@BrockStarPhD &@GwenBenaway off the top of my head; I turn to their work frequently and they are wicked smart. -
I just followed all of them. Thanks so much again Bryn
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911 requires a residential address, you can’t livein a P.O. Box. I don’t understand the issue with having an actual physical address. state issued Ids are usually free.
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There are two 911 systems in use. The street names and numbers don't match from one system to the next. Also, the 911 addresses often DO NOT MATCH the mailing address of record or the actual street address. It is shameful this is how voters are disenfranchised.
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And That's a fact. - X USPS employee here & delivered to 2 reservations.
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And state-issues IDs are NOT “usually free.” Even those that are free often require a birth certificate costing usually $8 - $25 (mine was $50!), and for some married people w/ name changes, a marriage license, costing $8 - $20. ID places can be far from any public transport too.
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My uncle is at ND polls this week with other lawyer volunteers, helping to ensure eligible voters with PO Box addresses, living on Native American reservations, are allowed to vote.
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Please thank him for his service God Bless you and your family
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You need an ID to buy beer, to drive a car, to rent a hotel room, and you should need one to vote!!
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Many Native Americans in question have IDs, just not IDs with their physical (not mailing) address on them. (Some reservations don't use addresses & some IDs just don't have addresses on them, like mine). Others had ID but were told their vote didn't count bc of ink color.
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How do these young natives get cell phone accounts? Do they all live at home? Do they pay bills?-You need ID for those.
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Many have IDs, just not ones with addresses on them. This is a good article that explains the issus behind Native American vote suppression/disenfranchisement.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/us/politics/north-dakota-voter-id.html …
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america as well as north dakota, why make it difficult for citizens to vote?
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It’s not hard to get an ID. They just haven’t made it a priority.
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The issue isn't that they do have IDs, the problem is that they have PO box addresses on them which aren't allowed at the polling station.
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Which can be changed at the DMV.
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Many reservations do not have street names and house numbers.
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Yet somehow the 911 system does have street addresses for reservations. Don’t let facts get in the way.
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thank you for posting this article.
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