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xvectoryesterday at 1:59 PM3 repliesview on HN

Even the poorest people have a state ID or drivers license. You cannot get most jobs without some legal ID.


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pseudalopexyesterday at 6:02 PM

Nearly 21 million voting-age U.S. citizens do not have a current (non-expired) driver’s license. Just under 9%, or 20.76 million people, who are U.S. citizens aged 18 or older do not have a non-expired driver’s license. Another 12% (28.6 million) have a non-expired license, but it does not have both their current address and current name.

Additionally, just over 1% of adult U.S. citizens do not have any form of government-issued photo identification, which amounts to nearly 2.6 million people.[1]

[1] https://cdce.umd.edu/sites/cdce.umd.edu/files/pubs/Voter%20I...

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appointmentyesterday at 2:35 PM

In many states these are available without proof of citizenship. When people say proof of citizenship they usually mean a passport or REALID.

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orwinyesterday at 2:29 PM

In the US, a driver license isn't a proof of citizenship. Also, state IDs are not accepted by federal agencies, so it probably wouldn't work as proof of citizenship on federal elections.

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