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Why I’m in Favor of Voter ID

Cameron Lee Cowan
5 min readNov 7, 2021

It’s a good way to thwart GOP attempts to disenfranchise voters

Most democrats are not in favor of voter ID laws. They are often taken aback by the idea of requiring ID to vote. More states have passed laws that the Left have branded as “voter suppression” laws. Many states require some kind of voter ID, usually a driver’s license or state identity card, to vote in person. In states where they vote by mail, this isn’t as much of an issue. However, with 50 different ways to decide who gets to vote and who does not get to vote, it’s time for a national system and the best way to stop these efforts is for Democrats to embrace Voter ID. However, what I propose isn’t making everyone flash a driver’s license or ID card; what I have in mind is different.

GOP Picking Its Voters

The reality is that people like Governor Kemp of Georgia and Scott Brownback can purge voter rolls and complain about signature verification because we don’t have a one-step process to make sure that all voters are identified, and their ballots are properly cast. The easiest and fastest way to thwart the GOP plan is to issue federal (not state controlled) voter identification. Now, verifying if someone can vote has to do with their registration, proving their citizenship with a birth certificate or other document and then matching their signature when it comes…

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Cameron Lee Cowan
Cameron Lee Cowan

Written by Cameron Lee Cowan

Creative Director of The Cameron Journal. Culture, political commentary, and much more!

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