I’m pretty sure that’s a reference to the midterm elections in November 2026
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Wtf is there a voter database?
voter registry
i.e name, address, party affiliations, etc…, and whether or not they voted (but the vote itself are secret)
You need to be on the list to vote in elections. You get assigned the closest polling place, then you show up, they ask for you name, and they go through the book thing with a list of voters assgined to that polling place, they find your name then check it of before getting someone to set up the voting machine thing for you. For Pennsylvania, they ask for ID for the first time, they mail you a voter registry card which can be used for as that ID. Next time you don’t need an ID, the just ask you for a signature on the voter roll.
If you name isn’t on the voter roll at the polling station for some reason (like a mistake they made), you can ask for a privisional ballot then they sort it out later. If you were supposed to be on there, then they count the vote, otherwise its discarded.
So once they have this list, they can just go down the list of democrats and raid every house
Oh shit. Well, just sign up as independent it Republican.
I’ve just read the letter. Please, let’s not spread misinformation, things are bad enough as is.
The letter demanded the voter database, among a couple of other sensitive databases. It never said ICE would leave if they comply. It only promised that peace would return to the streets, whatever the hell that means. I highly doubt they mean withdrawing ICE, especially considering they keep painting them as completely peaceful, and considering they demand a shit ton of cooperation in that letter as well, essentially letting ICE in everywhere. So in fact, it’s almost the opposite - they demanded that and also demanded more access for ICE.
I really appreciate it when people want to set the record straight like this, and you’re right, the truth is probably worse than this post. But it’s not as sensational so people will gravitate to the bullshit tweet instead. Which is the same phenomenon which gave us trump to begin with. 🤦♂️
As a non American I have to ask: What the hell is a voter database? :o
Aussie here, it sounds similar to our Electoral Roll.
You show up, they tick your name off (we have compulsory voting), give you the ballots and you vote anonymously and / or draw penises, drop it in the box, waltz off in search of sausages.
European here, i think that is how it works in most democratic countries but not how it works in the usa. You have to register to vote there and afaik you don’t register at the government but at the party you want to vote for. But i could be wrong. I want to be wrong.
Registration streamlines voting in that you don’t need to bring ID, proof of eligibility, and residency to the polling place. You just show up and they check your signature.
Party declaration determines what party’s primary you can vote it. It’s to prevent people from casting spoiler votes to help a weak opposition candidate win their primary. Not all states do this: some ask which ballot you want at the polling place.
But…they still have to check that it’s you who is showing up, so you still need an ID with photo or not?
You don’t need ID – they just ask you your name/address, check they have you registered, and check your signature against the one you gave when you registered to vote. If you’re not registered you do need ID and proof of residence.
The current system gives you time to gather the required documents and recourse if the local government rejects it. It limits the ability of the people at the polling to turn you away.
It starts to make more sense when you consider all most people have are state issued IDs, combined with our political history of disenfranchisement – particularly in the Jim Crow era.
Why are state issued IDs a problem?
I don’t see a problem with getting a notification per mail some weeks before an election, which I then bring to the voting boot together with my ID where they check it with their list.
Imagine you’re black living in some small town in Alabama in the 60s.
You go to vote and present your ID. The guy running the polling place takes it, looks at it, and hands it off to another “good old boy” who takes it to a back room – presumably to destroy it. The first guy turns to you and says “You need to present your ID to vote.” Indignant, you turn and see the Sheriff … who you know is also a high ranking member of the local KKK chapter.
You have no recourse. Even if you can prove you possess a valid ID you can’t prove in court that you brought it with you that day, and multiple “witnesses” will say you didn’t.
That is a real thing that frequently happened. The current system takes that weapon away from the corrupt local governments and institutions. The most important thing it gives someone is time to seek recourse before voting day arrives: particularly a courts. And if the lower courts are corrupt the person being disenfranchised can appeal to a higher one.
A court can determine you’re eligible and order a local government to let you vote … and anyone that violates that order is going to have a very bad time. Sheriff Dipshit knows what he can get away with, and disobeying a federal court’s order isn’t one of them.
