[Cabal]

I don't see requiring an ID to vote as a very big hurdle. I needed to provide a lot more than that to get my COVID vaccine.

[raxxorrax]

This is a question that is highly dependent on culture, history and location. In Europe nobody would bat an eye and agree to that. But the US had malignant actors that tried to exclude people from voting that were not in their camp. It was nothing else than targeted discrimination. So being skeptical is completely warranted, even if you believe that the US has changed. And even then there can still be problems.

It has to do with lacking trust in today's institutions as well as towards the police.

[rootusrootus]

If the requirement for ID was paired together with laws mandating that the ID be free of charge and easy to get by every citizen, I'd agree.

[lp0_on_fire]

Are there any states that do not provide free IDs for those in need?

[makeitdouble]

Don’t you also have to register in advance, prove that you are resident and not voting in multiple places ?

I’d love to believe it’s literally just showing up with an ID, but that doesn’t seem realistic to me.

[Broken_Hippo]

For you, it probably isn't. But it isn't like the US makes sure everyone can easily get an ID even if rules state you should be able to get one for free.

The same folks may or may not need to provide more than that to get a Covid vaccine. If they need more, they probably won't get a vaccine. Less, and they will.