Who can't get an ID? Let's start with natives, who are more often born far away from places that hand out birth certificates.
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Let's think about Puerto Ricans who moved stateside and have to deal with officials who can't even locate their birth certificates.
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Think about black and latino people who simply can't afford to get an ID. Ever been poor? $30 will break you. It's food for a week or vote.
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Think about trans people who have ID but it doesn't correspond to their gender. They have to show ID to perfect stranger to vote. Awful!
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Think about the woman at the shelter who ran out with her kids and the clothes on their backs. No ID? Sorry, she can't vote.
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And then there's all the people who can't even get to their polling place. I'm talking about driving two hours, one way, to cast a ballot.
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You really want people to vote? Make same-day registration, ID-free voting a thing, with polling places everywhere. Make a national holiday.
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"Half the people don't even vote!" Ask yourself why.
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I somehow forgot to mention people in jail or prison: why are they denied their right to vote? In or out of prison, it's their right!
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Some 2 million people can't vote because they're imprisoned. An additional 5 million or so can't vote because of a record. It's nuts.
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Since former felon laws vary state to state, black former felons are 12 times more likely thank white former felons to not be able to vote.
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