@Baldimo,
That's a red herring, taking preventative steps against future technology has absolutely nothing to do with changing an existing system. Of course there's no problem with printed 3D guns, they've only just been invented. There were no problems with gunshot wounds before someone invented the gun.
It's not just the cost, it's also an extra layer of bureaucracy. Most of the voters being lined up to have their voting rights taken away from them are elderly. Lots of elderly people have problems with forms, or knowing how to go about things, where to go, who to ask etc. Everything costs if you have to pay for transport to the office that issues the form. If it requires a phonecall, they might get the wrong department, wrong form, then the forms can be delayed, a lot can be blamed on bureaucratic incompetence. That's why they didn't get the ID in time to vote.
A lot of the people remember Jim Crow, that makes them easy to intimidate. Ordinary elderly people are intimidated by bureaucracy, let alone ones who had vivid memories of being beaten up by a southern white sheriff. Hold up enough forms long enough you can get your man in, and then use a team of high paid lawyers to stop appeals. There's lots of ways you can subvert the democratic process, and all the time claim you're doing the exact opposite. You may even believe the lies about greater transparency and helping people, but they're still lies.
There's nothing wrong with the process as it is right now, the only problem is that your man doesn't get elected which is why you want to corrupt it.