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Out of all the things this administration has done, this one almost seems somewhat logical.
I can understand not having a RealID or passport, since both are mainly for travel. Not everyone has a need or desire to travel.
Section D says a government-issued ID and proof of citizenship is okay. Doesn't everyone at least have a state ID (probably a drivers license) and a birth certificate?
Nope. Especially in poor communities. Not only may someones parents be shitty and getting the documentation alone be hard, but working multiple jobs, not driving, and needing to spend hours (and money) getting to a DMV (and, in some cases, on the ID itself?) isn't an easy task.
No. I do not have a birth certificate, I lost it several years ago and haven't obtained a replacement. More importantly, this is a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Voter fraud is almost entirely non-existent. As I recall, the only instances of voter fraud that were uncovered in the massive amount of litigation after the 2020 election, were a tiny number of Trump voters, encouraged by his lies about how easy it was, and found out by his insincere attempts to prove Democrats were doing it. The risk of imprisonment is sky high, the payoff of one vote is rock bottom. But you know what does actually influence elections? Voter suppression. Trump wasn't legitimately elected. It's very clear from the statistics that if everybody who had a legal right to vote, had been able to vote, and have their vote counted, he would have lost, by a lot. And this measure is just designed to suppress more votes.
Oh, it's very logical; but the goal absolutely is to reduce voter turnout even further (and our turnout is disturbingly bad already). But honestly, you ought to spend some time looking into ways of disenfranchising voters. You really might be surprised how devious they tactics have become. Just saying
And that will be enforced selectively.