I agree but am 80 years old and this year have had to stop driving and can only walk around on my property, due to arthritis around my neck's spinal cord that makes me dizzy. I live in an unincorporated area and have nobody to drive me anywhere, which makes me depend on deliveries and occasional visits from relatives who are not local. So I need to mail in my vote. I still have my driver's license but my printer does not have a scanning function, and I would be reluctant to mail a copy. I have not mailed in a vote before, but it appears there is some kind of check on who I am. The problem is that the person who does the checking should be someone who works for the government rather than not-to-be-trusted polling place workers. In any case, elderly and infirm people cannot by themselves take in an ID and show up to vote.
In Serbia, in cases like this, two representatives of two different political parties go to your home and give you the ballot, then take it back to the polling place. I see no reason why that couldn't be done in the US.
Understood, but does the argument hold water that requiring you to show ID to vote, when most states have lengthy early voting periods, somehow will sway an election?
I live in a very rural area and even our poor little county has vans that take old or disabled people to Dr appts, grocery shopping, to the polls etc. They do it free of charge and by appt. - all you have to do is call. I believe it may be volunteers who drive but not sure. They may be employed by the county.
Also, have you no friends or neighbors who are willing to drive you to necessary appts, shopping, Dr visits etc?
Sorry you're in such a situation. When my mother got old I drove 3 hrs round-trip every week or 10 days to bring groceries, meds, etc. I wish you had a child nearby to help you. I would do it if I were near you <3
I’m sorry to hear that! I’d be fine with a voting assistance measure in cases like yours. Like you said, have someone show up and verify your identity and take in the ballot. Someone that isn’t a new college grad that majored in political tampering. Maybe even a police officer.
You’d think people in your situation would want to make the left support voter ID though. Older people tend to be smarter and more conservative. They don’t want people like you to vote.
I agree but am 80 years old and this year have had to stop driving and can only walk around on my property, due to arthritis around my neck's spinal cord that makes me dizzy. I live in an unincorporated area and have nobody to drive me anywhere, which makes me depend on deliveries and occasional visits from relatives who are not local. So I need to mail in my vote. I still have my driver's license but my printer does not have a scanning function, and I would be reluctant to mail a copy. I have not mailed in a vote before, but it appears there is some kind of check on who I am. The problem is that the person who does the checking should be someone who works for the government rather than not-to-be-trusted polling place workers. In any case, elderly and infirm people cannot by themselves take in an ID and show up to vote.
In Serbia, in cases like this, two representatives of two different political parties go to your home and give you the ballot, then take it back to the polling place. I see no reason why that couldn't be done in the US.
Understood, but does the argument hold water that requiring you to show ID to vote, when most states have lengthy early voting periods, somehow will sway an election?
I live in a very rural area and even our poor little county has vans that take old or disabled people to Dr appts, grocery shopping, to the polls etc. They do it free of charge and by appt. - all you have to do is call. I believe it may be volunteers who drive but not sure. They may be employed by the county.
Also, have you no friends or neighbors who are willing to drive you to necessary appts, shopping, Dr visits etc?
Sorry you're in such a situation. When my mother got old I drove 3 hrs round-trip every week or 10 days to bring groceries, meds, etc. I wish you had a child nearby to help you. I would do it if I were near you <3
I’m sorry to hear that! I’d be fine with a voting assistance measure in cases like yours. Like you said, have someone show up and verify your identity and take in the ballot. Someone that isn’t a new college grad that majored in political tampering. Maybe even a police officer.
You’d think people in your situation would want to make the left support voter ID though. Older people tend to be smarter and more conservative. They don’t want people like you to vote.