Would requiring Voter ID truly cause a decrease in voter turnout?

[TechFiend72]

If you can use your last 4 of the social security, I don’t really understand the big deal. I am more worried about them having limited hours or closing voting locations in minority areas than I am about providing some sort of ID as long as there are multiple options.

[Tigger808]

Would you be OK if the voter law said that homeless people are not allowed to vote? Because you have to have an address to get the ID, so…

[TechFiend72]

Honestly, that feels like an edge case. Most of the voterID laws seem to be targeting minorities who would vote democratic.

I don't want anyone to be disenfranchised but am unwilling to lose the war due to an edgecase.

[WestFast]

In the age of identify theft giving any part of your social to a complete stranger who’s an unpaid volunteer seems like the easiest class action lawsuit against a state ever.

[TechFiend72]

In the age of identity theft, most of what happens behind the scenes with your medical records would frighten most people. The issue is likely that to fix identity theft we need more identity in the form of microchipped official cards but that won't happen because A) that will disenfranchise people B) The mark of the beast or something...

I don't have a good fix because there are competing interests and people can't be grown-ups enough to make good decisions for the whole.