May be a stupid question, but it occurred to me that when renewing official IDs, fingerprints are registered, and of course, there’s a clean shot of your face. Kinda makes me uncomfortable, since fascism seems to be on the rise pretty much everywhere. How do you guys deal with this? Necessary evil?

  • jesse@sh.itjust.works
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    17 hours ago

    You make good points, but there have been moves recently to try to make “motor voter” systems (you register to vote automatically when you get your driver’s license) illegal in the US…

    • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Why would people in the right mind bind the right to vote to a document that allows you to operate a vehicle on public roads anyways?

      • jesse@sh.itjust.works
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        2 hours ago

        These laws provide a way to register to vote. Not the only way. Because, in the US, most adults have a drivers license, they are the default form of photo ID. Even people who don’t drive are most likely to get their photo ID from the DMV. (For those not in the US this probably seems weird and they are not wrong.)

        Because the DMV has become the default issuer of photo IDs in the US, and because there are requirements to update one’s address when moving, the DMV knows where everyone lives (at least for the most part).

        These laws then say “hey, your ID says you live at 123 Main St, any town” would you like us to register you to vote there too? It’s not the only way to register to vote, someone can still register directly via a dedicated form, it’s just another way to register that makes it much easier for many people.

        In practice, these laws massively increase voter registration numbers.