Kemp Pushes Photo ID for Absentee Ballots

[applegrove]

Kemp Pushes Photo ID for Absentee Ballots

January 11, 2021 at 11:01 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 8 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/11/kemp-pushes-photo-id-for-absentee-ballots/

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“Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) strongly endorsed adding photo ID requirements for absentee ballots on Monday at the start of a legislative session that’s sure to be shaped by a debate over voting laws after epic turnout helped Democrats flip Georgia in the race for president and sweep the Senate runoffs,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

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[dflprincess]

1. So if you're mailing in your ballot

just when do you show your ID?

[applegrove]

4. I guess you show a copy of your ID when you are applying for the absentee

ballot. No doubt meant to add another step to those without resources or mobility.

[dflprincess]

13. I'm fortunate to live in a state that tries to make

it easy to vote.

[Blue_true]

16. How do they know it is you, if you are not standing before them with the photo ID in your hand?

This is another attempt to restrict some voters. Stacey Abrams is just smarter than all of the republicans, she will see what they pass, then make voter drive adjustments to neutralize their bullshit. I honestly hope that she stays in Georgia and lays the groundwork for a run for Governor in 2022, that state can use a really competent Governor to take it to the next level.

[applegrove]

2. So now some old lady has to give her ID to someone to make a copy of it at the drug store

and have it ready to apply for an absentee ballot. What could go wrong? And there is no problem with voting. Maybe someone needs to outfit a van with a working printer and copier and go house to house. Or would a cell phone photo of ID work? And how?

[LearnedHand]

3. Their tireless devotion to suppressing the Black vote

(and Democratic votes in general) is exhausting. Kemp can fuck all the way off.

[Blue_true]

18. My guess is Stacey Abrams see what they pass, then checkmate their asses. nt

[marble falls]

5. Bad idea, putting IDs in the mail.

[applegrove]

7. People will be afraid.

[marble falls]

8. Maybe that's the intention. Why would Kemp need to fix something not broken?

[applegrove]

10. Governors terms are 4 years? Or are they 6?

[marble falls]

12. Some are two, varies state to state.

[Blue_true]

19. In Georgia it is 4 years. New Hampshire is the only state that has a 2 year term,

I believe.

[underpants]

9. I heard today that apparently Parler required a copy of your ID

I was listening to Glenn Beck (I do this for us) and he had on some sort of executive from Parler. Asking about the hack, He said something about drivers licenses and I thought he was making a joke. She said that users drivers licenses were erased and not kept on file. I’m guessing this was their way of preventing bots...????

[marble falls]

14. I guess they forgot to do a lot of their maintenance. The hacker claim to have retieved the ....

... license images.

[underpants]

24. I thought it was a strange demand for a website

Okay it’s a platform. Whatevs.

[Claire Oh Nette]

6. Voter Registration?

Is every single registrar of voters incompetent? If we have to show ID, why do we bother to fill out a voter registration which asks for and verifies our ID?

How would that even work? Would I send a xerox copy of my ID? HOw would that prevent the GOP from claiming all these ballots are fake IDs?

I requested an absentee ballot. If I"m not registered, I can't get one. The ballot came to me with identification on the outside envelope, which I had to sign.

The time for honesty in reporting is now.

Ignorance is rampant, and it's killing us.

[Blue_true]

20. You make all good points.

When a person registers, they have to prove that they are a resident of the state, provide two forms of ID, one photo, and get their signature recorded. What is the point of requiring that a copy of a photo ID be sent when requesting an absentee ballot? Just send ballots to registered voters, then check signatures when they are returned. Republicans made such a big deal about signature matches, now that is no longer working to their advantage, they want to change the rules.

[fearnobush]

11. If I sent them a photo of my ass

With cheeks spread, would my brown eye suffice?

[LearnedHand]

15. FTW

[brer cat]

17. Kemp is already working to suppress the vote before he runs for governor again.

He will leave no suppression tool unused.

[Blue_true]

21. My guess is Stacey Abrams sees what they do, then checkmate them.

She and her team are way smarter than those clowns.

[brer cat]

23. You are correct.

Kemp is clumsy and too panicked to do a quiet job of removing voters. Stacey will eat him alive.

[AmyStrange]

22. Suppression of the vote IS voter fraud!!

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Who do you think you are?

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[DonCoquixote]

25. please remember

even the gop that are being pilloried by trump are STILL GOP!

[Greybnk48]

26. The Repukes don't know they're done yet, do they.

They're fucking done.