Sue D. Nymme

I don't often get up on my soapbox, but here goes. This is why I, as a middle-aged, middle-class, cis white hetero married male US citizen, I despise voter ID laws. (1/20)

How are ballots transported and stored? What are the chain-of-custody requirements? Who has access to them, who has to sign off on them? And so on. As far as I can tell, most states are pretty good at this— but surely not all. (19/20)

I don't often get up on my soapbox, but here goes. This is why I, as a middle-aged, middle-class, cis white hetero married male US citizen, I despise voter ID laws. (1/20)

it's annoying. And (imho) it's a waste of government resources. All this to "solve" a problem that— even by the painstaking tracking by the most conservative organizations— is practically non-existent. When you consider the risks and the benefits, it's totally not worth it. (17/20)

I don't often get up on my soapbox, but here goes. This is why I, as a middle-aged, middle-class, cis white hetero married male US citizen, I despise voter ID laws. (1/20)

The bill totally washes its hands. Each state must provide its own alternate requirements, and must appoint a person who is the ultimate arbiter. I can just imagine one of them saying, "Gosh, what a *coincidence* that I've had to deny every single person of color who's come before me!" (15/20)

I don't often get up on my soapbox, but here goes. This is why I, as a middle-aged, middle-class, cis white hetero married male US citizen, I despise voter ID laws. (1/20)

are legal, legitimate, eligible voters and have voted all their life— cannot get the required documentation that strict voter ID laws require. It's a small number of people, BUT it is larger than the number of in-person voter fraud cases. Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater. (13/20)

I don't often get up on my soapbox, but here goes. This is why I, as a middle-aged, middle-class, cis white hetero married male US citizen, I despise voter ID laws. (1/20)

I'm sure you have read about the hurdles married women and others who've changed their names have to jump through. (11/20)

I don't often get up on my soapbox, but here goes. This is why I, as a middle-aged, middle-class, cis white hetero married male US citizen, I despise voter ID laws. (1/20)

My next objection is what forms of ID are accepted. I have looked at lots of voter ID laws and proposals, and every one of them restricts the forms of ID that are considered "valid" for identification for voting purposes. (9/20)

I don't often get up on my soapbox, but here goes. This is why I, as a middle-aged, middle-class, cis white hetero married male US citizen, I despise voter ID laws. (1/20)

And you can consider me paranoid, but I don't think it's a coincidence that the people (generally Republicans) pushing for voter ID are also actively closing DMV offices and restricting their hours, in the name of "cutting costs and saving taxpayer dollars". (7/20)

I don't often get up on my soapbox, but here goes. This is why I, as a middle-aged, middle-class, cis white hetero married male US citizen, I despise voter ID laws. (1/20)

And you have to go there during DMV business hours. If you normally work during those hours, you'd have to take a full day off work to do it. God forbid you have to go there *twice* to get your ID. (5/20)

I don't often get up on my soapbox, but here goes. This is why I, as a middle-aged, middle-class, cis white hetero married male US citizen, I despise voter ID laws. (1/20)

But there are others who are not so secure. There are many people who live in cities (I work in Philadelphia, I see them all the time) who have no need or desire to get a driver's license. Taking the bus or subway is good enough for them. If they had to get a license or state photo ID, ... (3/20)

I don't often get up on my soapbox, but here goes. This is why I, as a middle-aged, middle-class, cis white hetero married male US citizen, I despise voter ID laws. (1/20)