Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Huh

We voted at the primaries today.  Had to show photo ID.  I wonder if this is just a GOP Primary thing, or if it's the MOST RACIST THING EVER

12 comments:

chris said...

Or Florida

Mike V said...

I always have to show photo ID or my voters registration card when I vote in Tennessee.

Flugelman said...

Same here in Texas, voter registration card not enough.

libertyman said...

Picture ID in New Hampshire is required to vote.

Fredrick said...

A lefty on the space coast I know is bemoaning project 2025. Voter id, just like last election here. Told him good riddance to the presidents of UF and New College. More to come.

JaimeInTexas said...

Ask your lefty acquaintance what he thinks regarding Puerto Rico requiring a voter ID to vote.
https://vote.gov/register/puerto-rico
https://www.usvotefoundation.org/state-voter-information/puerto-rico

LindaG said...

Photo and/or registration card in Louisiana.
Unless you have voted at the same location for the last 12 years and the people working there are the same and know you.

Aesop said...

It's not a thing until they summon the police to arrest and prosecute cheaters and attempters, to include illegal aliens, on the spot.

Eagle said...

I am an election worker in Florida. A government-issued picture ID is required to vote. The list of acceptable picture IDs is pretty long, but the primary restriction is that it must either be issued by the FedGov or the State of FL. A signature must also be provided, but this can be on a credit card. A Military ID can be used as long as it shows the face, and a credit card's signature can be used for signature comparison.

Nassau County FL uses the EViD system to track registered voters. Since FL is a closed-primary state, the EViD issues each registered voter a print-on-demand paper ballot specific to affiliation and voting district. The ballot only contains those candidates specific to party and district, but there is space for write-in candidates (of course).

A county Sheriff transports ballots from the polling place and/or drop boxes to the elections office. Drop boxes are only open when an election worker is present, and the election worker ensures that each ballot envelop is properly sealed and signed.

I'm impressed with the security measures to ensure that everyone gets to vote, but only once.

SiGraybeard said...

For a long time, I've been impressed by how smoothly our voting process works here in Brevard county. Same thing yesterday. The poll workers do tend to talk to you like they think it's the first time you've ever voted, but that's probably a necessary habit.

I think the first time I really noticed it was when the nonsense about recounting the punched cards in Palm Beach was going on (Gore v Bush back in Y2K). Someone posted a news clip on the bulletin board at work with the list of the state's counties and number of votes "corrected". Our recount was done the first evening and 0 were changed.

Gerry said...

Official ID required in KY.

glasslass said...

Kentucky requires photo ID