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There are citizens in the United States that do not participate in our culture to the extent that they do not have IDs.

One might think of Amish communities, but many are averse to regulation.

They are citizens, and they should vote if they wish.

We should find some method in the technology to continue their participation.

Does Canada have this problem? They require voters to have ID.

In Canada we can vote without ID by declaring our name/address and having a friend/family member from the same district vouch that we are eligible to vote.

Source: https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=vot&dir=ids&do...

Perfectly reasonable

The Amish seem unlikely to participate in elections at all.

I don’t know enough about the Amish to know either way, but I do think that someone’s rights shouldn’t be predicated on their historical participation.

If they don’t care enough to get an ID then might as well flip a coin because they don’t know what they’re talking about or voting on

People who have different cultural practices than yourself are not necessarily dumb. Nor do we take away people's rights even if they are dumb.

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