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TIL 36 states require voters to present identification to vote at the polls on Election Day

ballotpedia.org English

Of these states, six have Democratic trifectas, 23 have Republican trifectas, and seven have divided governments. There are currently 14 states that do not require identification at the polls outside of what is required by federal law. Of these 14 states, 10 have Democratic trifectas, and four have a divided government.

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    • Starya67@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7 hours

      And all states in Germany and provinces in the Netherlands require voter ID.

      • DaBPunkt@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4 hours

        At least for Germany that is not true most of the time. If you vote in your home constituency it is normally enough to show your Wahlschein (letter that show that you allowed to vote and where).

      • Denixen@feddit.nuEnglish
        7 hours

        And in Sweden. I don’t think any country in Europe allows voting without photo ID. Could be wrong though.

      • quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        4 hours

        How do they know that you haven’t voted already or prevent someone else from voting in your place?

      • KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        9 hours

        IIRC it’s essentially that you can’t be forced to show a document you have to pay for. So either they have to accept something you can obtain freely as ID, or they have to allow you to obtain an ID for free.

        • kn33@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8 hours

          Yup. Voter ID requirements were basically seen as a poll tax by proxy. It’s the poll tax that was the problem, not the ID.