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Difficulty should not overrule importance when it comes to federal elections.

> " need to make sure people can easily get an id"

I agree. I don't think it's as simple or generic as a single political party preventing it though. Is there a clear example of what is stopping people from obtaining these IDs?



When a single political party has the most involvement in curtailing voting hours number of voting booths the opening hours when a person is able to get an id etc. Then it paints a picture. Though I agree its not as simple as that and there are multiple reasons apart from the above but the major reason is the peoples distrust of the government in the US which results in inadequate funding to fix the above problems.


Sure, I think major federal elections should be a federal holiday to ensure time availability. I don't see how that's the same as requiring identification though.




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