Here in Montana, the voter’s registration card (just a flimsy bit of cardboard with no photo) is sufficient, but a driver’s license works as well, and I imagine they would accept almost anything (I’ve heard that a utility bill is enough). You do need to have something, though.
alphaboi, I take it that the poll worker knows you personally?
In California I don’t think I’ve ever been asked for ID. I certainly wasn’t today.
No, and I wish that my State did check IDs too.
The same – New Jersey.
Why’s that? Concerned someone might impersonate you and vote in your place?
Yes. One of the ladies knows me, but she still wanted an ID. I had my card from the county clerk, but often I just use my driver’s license.
No ID needed in Nevada, as long as your name and signature are on the registration roll and your signature matches.
Same in New York. Just sign the book and go. While I’m not inherently against the idea of IDing to vote, in practice it seems to be used as a fancy attempt at a poll tax.
They checked ours.
ID checked in Virginia. I can’t remember how long it’s been done that way.
Nope. They ask your middle initial and address instead.
Illinois. Nope. Not required by law anyway. I’m not exactly sure how I feel about being asked for ID before I vote. I would have to explore the issue a bit more before I come to a conclusion. My gut feeling is that it seems like a good idea, but I can see the “poll tax” side of the argument.
Ohio requires ID. I was a presiding judge today.
No ID in N.M., but was asked for address and birthday to see if matched records, and then asked to sign.
Yes. They checked my driver’s license and crossed me off a list organized by street.
They checked my ID (they even had some sort of scanner thing they scanned it in).
However, there was a sign that said if you didn’t have a proper picture ID there was some extra form you could fill out and sign instead.
In Illinois they don’t require it unless you’re challanged. When I first moved back to Chicago, I was always getting flagged. Which meant when I showed up to vote, I had to produce proof was living where I was. I had a state ID and voting card so it was easy. But I admit it bugged me that someone was challanging my right to vote in the district every single election till 2004. Then it stopped.
Today not a SOUL was in my polling place. The workers told me I was the first person they’d seen in over an hour. And I voted at 9am. But Illinois has month long early voting and I live in an area that is mostly immigrants so I can see not a lot of people voting. But I’ve never seen it that deserted. I live two doors down from the polling area so I can watch it.
The Supreme Court, in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, 553 U.S. 181 (2008), held that state laws requiring voters to show picture ID was constitutional. It was a 6-3 decision. In the Indiana law they upheld, a person without an ID could cast a provisional ballot, which would be validated within ten days by either presenting their photo ID or a notarized statement saying they can’t afford one.
I just gave my name and wasn’t asked for an ID.
I voted absentee, so no. But even in 2008 when I actually went to the polling place, I foudn out that the only time you need I.D. is when you register for the first time.
I’d love to believe they had a photo on file from then on, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.