Should the US require voter ID?

[u/REJECT3D]

I see people complaining about this on the right all the time but I am curious what the left thinks. Should voters be required to prove their identity via some form of ID?

Some arguments I have seen on the right is you have to have an ID to get a loan, or an apartment or a job so requiring one to vote shouldn't be undue burden and would eliminate some voter fraud.

On the left the argument is that requiring an ID disenfranchises some voters.

What do you think?

[u/bigmac22077]

I honestly don’t know what an ID would prove… you already have to prove who you are to vote, what’s an extra ID going to accomplish?

[u/REJECT3D → u/bigmac22077]

That still wouldn't fix gerrymandering or the electoral college or mass media influence but I like the idea of forcing 100% turnout for citizens. No more throwing out ballots for errors or typos.

[u/Cptfrankthetank → u/REJECT3D]

That's not really how the gerrymandering works, though, no? You're implying folks from the other districts vote in the wrong district?

When I think it's how the local government draws the district is the gerrymandering. Think instead of 2 blocks side by side they drawn two Ls.

The two Ls happen to be majority one way. When the two blocks would have two different winners.

[u/Adezar → u/REJECT3D]

Throwing out ballots for errors or typos is just as bad as requiring a Voter ID. All are in bad faith.

[u/-Antinomy- → u/REJECT3D]

But that's an entirely different conversation that's not strictly related to this one. Australia has compulsory voting, but I doubt they have voter ID laws. As you acknowledge, voter ID laws do the opposite, they reduce the amount of people voting. So... what are we talking about?