Post #2406172
2026-05-07 11:23 UTC
@maccath@phpc.social @adactio@mastodon.social That makes sense if there really are that many voters who do not have any formal proof of their identity. But that alone sounds unbelievable from an Austrian perspective. With personal ID cards, passports, social insurance cards, driving licenses or certificates of citizenship I think I've never met a person who doesn't have at least one formal way to prove their identity. But I might have a privileged blind spot here.
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@kraftner@mastodon.social 2026-05-07 11:24
@maccath@phpc.social @adactio@mastodon.social In Austria you need to be identifiable to vote, but it can even be someone knowing and confirming your identity AFAIK. But I definitely cannot just walk in and vote for any name I say. So I just read a name from the postbox of a building, go there in the early morning and have an extra vote? I mean I am also very anti government data hoarding, but having a way to identify a citizen feels like a basic need. How does that work going to the doctor? Or opening a bank account?