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CMV: The new GA bill is not racist

First off, I want to point out that I am a Democrat and I voted for John Ossoff, because I do believe Kemp is a turd.

With that out of the way, the new Georgia bill has been getting a lot of buzz lately because it "targets minorities". Well, I was curious about this, so I looked it up and this is essentially what people are having issues with:

"Anyone voting by mail has to have a Driver's License or State I.D. verified as opposed to the previous method of verifying the person's signature."

People are claiming that it targets minorities, because minorities are less likely to have identification. But here's the thing... 

*We already require a Driver's License or State I.D. to vote in-person.*

I don't think that's an unreasonable requirement. 

In order to vote in this country, you have to be a citizen, and therefore you have to have some form of identification that proves you are a citizen. And with *millions* more voting by mail, this just adds security and is fair to anyone/everyone who is a citizen of the United States. If we are to call ourselves a democracy, then we must be fair across the board.
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Requiring state IDs or a DL does actually place an undue burden on people trying to vote—particularly poor people and POC. 

Think about what it takes to get a state ID or a driver's license. You have to have a solid place of residence, all of your relevant documentation proving your citizenship (which even if you are a citizen, many people don't have), you have to make an appointment at an office location that might be very far away from where you live. Then you have to be able to take off work during business hours, find transportation to that office, and have the identification sent to that stable address.

There are so many hoops to jump through and it creates barriers for people who can't take off work or don't meet one of those requirements. 

The other parts of this bill also disproportionately affect poor people and POC. Limited early voting? You can't get off work to go vote, no vote for you. Fewer drop boxes, and they're locked inside buildings that close after business hours? Can't get off work or get to those few and far in between locations before they close.

Obviously there's nothing explicitly racist about this bill because that would make it automatically unconstitutional, but these are designed to disenfranchise poor and nonwhite voters (who often vote blue). That's why this bill is racist.