ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊1d ago

I heard a news commentator say that drivers' licenses wouldn't be accepted as ID for voting in "45 states" if the 'Save America Act' passes, so I did some research 🧐🤿

Verdict: Claim seems true ⬅️

Not even those with stars or other indication you're legit would be acceptable since they don't prove citizenship.

And only 5 states have "enhanced drivers licenses" - Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont & Washington.

/1 🧵
#USA #USpol #voting
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https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-save-act-identification-register-vote-d11d41b59f943bb72bcdca2d781293b7
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1383/text

Only some driver's licenses usable under SAVE America Act

Posts circulating on social media claim driver’s licenses could not be used for voter registration in federal elections under the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering. But this is missing context. Driver’s licenses that indicate citizenship, such as an enhanced license, could be used for voter registration in a limited number of states if the SAVE America Act passes. However, those without such a license or who live in states or territories that don’t issue them would need to provide additional documentation.

AP News
Show threadˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊1d ago

Per the DHS's website (in the AP article in previous post), "enhanced drivers licenses" aren't standard. People must apply for them. 👀

AND if they have to pay for those special drivers' licenses in order to vote,

➡️ Wouldn't that effectively be a poll tax? ‼️

(Note: It looks like other forms of ID that prove citizenship, like birth certificates (I suppose combined w/ official picture ID), would also be acceptable. Same with passports, which people have to pay for 😐)

/2🧵
#USA #USpol #MyThoughts

Show threadˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊

By the way,

Poll taxes are illegal in the United States, having been outlawed "under section 10 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965."

And the "24th Amendment, ratified January 23, 1964, abolished the use poll taxes for Federal elections in the United States."

/3🧵
#USA #US #USpol #voting
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_taxes_in_the_United_States

Poll taxes in the United States - Wikipedia

Mar 27 at 12:09amWeb
Show threadˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊1d ago

/4🧵

And an aside having to do with #privacy —

According to the #DHS website, the "enhanced drivers licenses" that prove #US citizenship include an RFID chip that signals a "secure system" to "pull up your biographic and biometric data for the CBP officer as you approach the border inspection booth" when crossing the US border.

So that's great... let's carry a government RFID everywhere we go.

We've been tagged.

#MyThoughts #USA

Show threadˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊1d ago

/4a🧵

edited, sorry for the mess lol
hopefully it makes more sense

I was moving super quickly as my mind was increasongly blown 🤯
when digging into it.

Show threadˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊1d ago

/5🧵 - addendum

A link to the "REAL ID Act of 2005" (the Act known as the "Save America Act" references this legislation).

https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/418/text
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And here is the Act known as the "Save America Act," also linked in the first post of this 🧵

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1383/text
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#USA #US #USpol #voting #law

Text - H.R.418 - 109th Congress (2005-2006): REAL ID Act of 2005

Text for H.R.418 - 109th Congress (2005-2006): REAL ID Act of 2005

Show threadAndyHat1d ago
@dalfen NY, at least, provides an RF protrctive sleeve with enhanced licenses. I'm not 100% convinced that's enough to block the signal, but I assume it at least decreases the range at which it can be read.
Show threadˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊1d ago
@AndyHat Oh wow, interesting 👀