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Voter ID in England led to racial and disability discrimination, report finds (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by thehatfox@lemmy.world to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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[–] Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The authors found that “polling clerks are more likely to fail to compare a photo ID to the person presenting that document if the person is of a different ethnicity”.

They also highlighted the case of Andrea Barratt, who is immunocompromised and was blocked from entering a polling booth after refusing to remove her mask for an identification check.

WTF am I even reading? The problem is that some clerks are too stupid to identify non-white persons? And that someone else refused to take off the mask for 2 seconds to show her face!!?

At least it's not the usual racist bullshit from the US where non-white people are allegedly too stupid and/or poor to get an ID...