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The problem occurs any time someone need an ID to do something they need to do, and are unable to get one. It is better with multiple authorities because people have more options for obtaining that prerequisite valid ID.

There are many instances throughout history of ID requirements being weaponized to suppress minority groups, from Apartheid Pass Laws, Jim Crow, or recent US suppression of minority, young, or transgender voters.

Of course, these things certainly aren't fixed by simply having more options to get a valid ID, but they are mitigated to some degree.





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