@Nonilex
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#ElonMusk #Wisconsin #VoterID requirement ballot “was the most important thing"
It literally was already required... incapable of admitting...losing
Well, #Musk is right, the ballot (#gerrymandering #MailinVoting #citizensunited) is the whole thing, because the #MAGA #Republicans have no norms, rules or laws to control them.
Crashing the economy _and_ helping the rich
Just another Tuesday
#KaraSwisher VIDEO
gets into the area of WHY #Trump keeps #Elon around
Loser says what?
#ElonMusk is so full of crap, he claims that the #Wisconsin #VoterID requirement on the ballot “was the most important thing.”
It literally was already required of Wisconsin voters, the amendment merely codified it.
They are incapable of admitting when they lose.
Some good news! 
"Thousands of Oregonians slam Republican senator’s attempt to end mail ballots"
Keep submitting your comments! Here's the link:
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Testimony/SRULES/SB/210/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures
"New bill proposes repealing vote-by-mail in Oregon, public invited to testify"
It looks like this bill would make in-person voting default and folks would need to request mail ballots. Our current system sends out all ballots by mail automatically.
There's a 48 hour window to submit a public comment:
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Testimony/SRULES/SB/210/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures
I don't know how much support this bill has but I wrote comment opposing it just in case.
#Oklahoma: Oklahoma House Passes Stricter #VoterID, Awaits Senate Scrutiny
By Amelia Claire Grant, March 29, 2025
"The Oklahoma House has given its nod to a new bill that ratchets up voter ID regulations; if you're planning on voting in 2027, you'll need to show a picture of yourself.
"The legislation dubbed House Bill 1005, spearheaded by Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, is now one step closer to becoming law after coasting through the House with significant support, as reported by the Oklahoma House of Representatives' official site.
"Here's the deal: Should #HB1005 get the final thumbs up, Service Oklahoma is going to pair up with the Secretary of the State Election Board and get cracking on providing free photo IDs for voters, because everyone hustling to the polls will need to flash one—this applies whether you’re rocking up to vote in person or opting to mail in an absentee ballot."
Read more:
https://hoodline.com/2025/03/oklahoma-house-passes-stricter-voter-id-bill-awaits-senate-scrutiny/
#VoterDisenfranchisement #Elections #OklahomaPol #USPol #VoterID #VoterIDAct #AbsenteeVoting #AbsenteeBallots #USElections
#Maine: As Maine eyes voter ID law, Trump order tightens federal registration rules
by Caroline LeCour, March 27, 2025
"As Maine voters eye a statewide voter ID proposal, a new #ExecutiveOrder from President Donald #Trump is adding another layer to the conversation around election integrity and access.
"The order signed Wednesday would require proof of #USCitizenship to register for #FederalElections and mandate that all ballots be received by Election Day—a change from the current system in many states that allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to count if received later.
"Though separate from Maine's voter ID proposal—which addresses identification at the polls rather than registration—some in the state see a common goal.
"'This is a policy, different policies to strengthen our elections, to increase confidence of voters to participate in our democratic process,' #AlexTitcomb, of the grassroots organization The Dinner Table, [a #Conservative #PAC] said. The group spared Maine's voter ID proposal, which was certified by the Maine Secretary of State earlier this year.
"Critics argue that requiring documents many voters may not readily have—especially those whose names may not match across forms of ID—could discourage legitimate voters from participating.
"'A lot of married women have changed their names, some of their documents don't match up,' Jen Lancaster, with the League of Women Voters of Maine, said. 'Maybe they don't have the perfect document, and they get turned away. That's what #VoterSuppression is. It's eligible voters being denied their right to vote.'
"Lancaster says the executive order is likely to face legal challenges, echoing concerns from national #VotingRights organizations."
Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/as-maine-eyes-voter-id-law-trump-order-tightens-federal-registration-rules/ar-AA1BJQb9
#VoterDisenfranchisement #Elections #MainePol #USPol #VoterID #VoterIDAct #LeagueOfWomenVoters #AbsenteeVoting #AbsenteeBallots #VoterID #SAVEAct #USElections
#Wisconsin: What to know about April's #VoterID ballot referendum
By: Emilee Fannon, Mar 27, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- "Voters will not only have to present a #PhotoID to vote on April 1, but they'll also be asked about adding that requirement to the state constitution.
"It's part of a constitutional amendment that will appear on ballots across the state.
"The ballot referendum asks voters, 'shall section 1m of article III of the constitution be created to require that voters present valid photographic identification verifying their identity in order to vote in any election, subject to exceptions which may be established by law?'
"A 'yes' vote would enshrine Wisconsin's voter requirement in the state constitution, a move that would make it harder for a court to strike down the law or for lawmakers to repeal.
"Voting 'no' would not add the state's voter ID law to the constitution.
"If the ballot measure is approved or rejected, little would change for Wisconsin voters because the existing photo ID law has been on the books for nearly a decade, said Bryna Godar at the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
"However, #Republican lawmakers who authored the amendment say it's designed to protect the law from legal challenges in wake of the state Supreme Court gaining a 4-3 #LiberalMajority in 2023."
Read more:
https://www.cbs58.com/news/what-to-know-about-aprils-voter-id-ballot-referendum
#WisconsinPol #USPol #TrumpIsPutinsPuppet #Fascism #Authoritarianism
Are #LiteracyTests Next? #VoterDisenfranchisement #CharacteristicsOfFascism
#BREAKING: President Trump signs Executive Order requiring government-issued proof of U.S. citizenship on voter registration forms. #VotingLaws #ExecutiveOrder #VoterID #TheDigitalFreePress
It looks consistent with the summer 2023 survey of individuals who did not vote which included a prompt to cite #voterID issues - as distinct from ones which did not. The latter also showed a differential effect between parties which was consistent with the 2023 election results. In my view the unprompted survey results had a degree of independent validation that the prompted ones lacked..
"President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that he wanted to see #California adopt two policies before he would sign off on federal wildfire aid: #VoterID and an overhaul of its “water flow.”
But voters already have to show identification in California before they can vote. And an overhaul of the #water flow isn’t that simple."
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article299106670.html#storylink=cpy
"Factors such as remote reservation locations, lack of traditional residential addresses, limited access to government services, and poverty make it difficult for many Native citizens to meet new identification requirements. On many reservations, Tribal IDs are commonly used as a form of identification, and the SAVE Act must explicitly recognize and accept these IDs to avoid marginalizing Native voters."
#VoterID laws could disenfranchise one quarter of all #trans voters. https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=national&id=335805&title=lgbtq_agenda:_quarter_of_trans_us_voters_could_be_disenfranchised,_report_says&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Voter%20ID%20laws%20could%20disenfranchise%20trans%20voters&utm_campaign=Voter%20ID%20laws%20could%20disenfranchise%20trans%20voters
If you live in a Red state, you should check your registration:
iwillvote.com
You may need to provide appropriate voter ID. Get help here to find out how to get the correct form of ID to cast your ballot:
It’s not unreasonable I think for the Electoral Commission to request evidence that all of #Reform’s candidates really exist…I mean, we have to provide #VoterID to prove our existence as voters now, so surely candidates have to exist too or else it’s a complete mockery of democracy. Will the new Labour government ensure the Commission has teeth?
Also arguments for introducing PR based on vote share equally have to based on votes for candidates that really exist.
Voter suppression update:
Now looks like 400,000 people may have been turned away from voting due to ID issues....
If Labour will not rid us of this law, then an amendment expanding considerably the range of acceptable documents/items that are valid is required.
Its anti-democratic & was driven by false 'concerns' about electoral fraud of which there is a vanishingly small incidence in the UK.
@dcjohnson @SkipHuffman @mlohbihler
If introducing #voterId was intended to " cut the London vote" ......it kinda didn't work anyway - the whole of London bar a few suburbs is now red #labour
go Keir!
@dcjohnson @SkipHuffman @mlohbihler
It really isn't - where did you get that from?
I think the impact of #voterId on results is way over-estiomated by some - and politically the thing to do is ensure we all have ID - including young non-drivers - and not try to rescind a measure that superficially addresses fraud (however phantom that fraud may appear)
With the manifesto commitment to #votesAt16, my feeling is #labour will address the issue in that legislation
PS Northern Ireland folk...the fact that #voterid has been normal for us since 2002, should be a nice reminder that we are a place apart and never really been part of this 'precious union'
So remember that when we go vote today in #ge2024 for a parliament that we only have 18 seats in and our MP'S are regularly ignored and debates about NI take place in an but empty chamber.
The #ge2024 in #NI is about sending a message to our parties but one party in particular.
The government's #voterID scheme is a mess that risks the very principle of free and fair elections. See if you can tell what counts as ID and what would see you turned away from the polls.
@electoralreform
@TonyStark @kilroy_was_here @noondlyt I disagree, because the #EU elections just did that at 500M + inhabitants and it worked fine too.
#Protip: Paying people to actually do the counting is cheaper than those fancy voting machines, is more reliable, easier to scale and harder to compromize, even if you only pay them a flat €50 (tax-free!)...
It's not a matter of possibility, but political will, and with most of the population not even voting because they feel like they don't matter at all alongside a classist voting system and #VoterID BS, elections in the #USA are having frightingly low turnover.
Frankly I'd not give a shit about the #US were it not for the fact that <250M people eligible to vote there de-facto impact the safety and security of >1B people outside of the USA that werre never ever aboe to vote themselves...
