# Arizona Voter ID law upheld by Ninth Cir

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-voter-id-law-upheld-by-ninth-cir/619302>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 19, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-voter-id-law-upheld-by-ninth-cir/619302 "2012-04-19T18:07:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-voter-id-law-upheld-by-ninth-cir/619302/221 "2012-04-25T11:47:18Z")

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> [@gamerunknown](#):
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> (I currently carry my passport around in order to buy alcohol), .

I have had alcohol purchases refused in the USA when trying to use a passport as ID, told that only state issued ID was acceptable.😕

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**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-voter-id-law-upheld-by-ninth-cir/619302/222 "2012-04-25T12:56:47Z")

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> [@grude](#):
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> I have had alcohol purchases refused in the USA when trying to use a passport as ID, told that only state issued ID was acceptable.

That’s a pain as I’m going to the US in June, haha. My friend was served with his international driving licence at the age of 20 in New York though, so perhaps it’s just the particular off-licence being hostile or cautious? I think licensing laws are laxer in the UK.

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**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-voter-id-law-upheld-by-ninth-cir/619302/223 "2012-04-25T21:54:30Z")

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> [@Saint\_Cad](#):
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> I’ve had a Cali cell number in Arizona. An Arizona number in Colorado and right now I have a Southern Colorado number (719) in Northern CO. I understand your point that a bill is a bill and it shouldn’t matter but I can see how the idea that a landline is tied to a location and a cell phone isn’t (and therefore not proof of residence) makes sense to the bureaucrats that just relized they can send pictures over the new-fangled facimile machine right next to the Telex.

But they’re not looking to see if the bill, sent to Saint Cad at 1234 Any Street is for _service_ at 1234 Any Street, just that some official corporate entity is sending important pieces of mail to Saint Cad at that address, thereby showing that Saint Cad lives at that address.

It’s especially galling given that they’ll accept a copy of your 1040, which proves absolutely zip, zero, zilch. Anybody can go to the library or post office, get a 1040 form, fill it out, sign it, _not_ mail it in, and use that as “proof” of residency.

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