2011-12-29, 11:46 PM
SaptaZapta Wrote:Wait, so you're saying one can hold a valid-for-voting ID in two states at the same time? So how does this prevent voter fraud?Part of why were were talking past each other for a while there was because there are two relevant phases we were arguing about simultaneously.
1) Voter Registration
2) Actually voting
The OP article (the part I quoted anyway) is talking about #2 - what ID you need to have with you when you go to vote. In order to prove that you are you during #1, depending on the state you could well use an out of state drivers license, or even a student ID and such. The main part of registering is proving residency, which will require something in addition to your out of state drivers license anyway. Under the Wisconsin law at least, for #2, out of state IDs will no longer qualify - if you want to #2 there, you have to get an in state ID card, presumably when you #1.
The way the Wisconsin law prevents voter fraud - the two state voting for example - is by not issuing the free voter ID cards to non-state residents.
And yes, poop is an appropriate metaphor for voting.
Quote:What the pineapple does college registration have to do with anything. When you typically register for college you don't claim residency, you get a student ID. Which if you read is no THE ENTIRE PROBLEM. It doesn't count as a credible identification allowing them to vote.Right, these laws effectively require an extra step for students who want to vote in the state they go to college to (if its not their home state). They have to go to the DMV (or something), provide proof that they are now residents of the state, and be issued a free state ID for voting. This need not have anything to do with drivers licenses.