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Shouldn't polling officials only ask for ID when registering to vote?

nomoreaccoubts 10y ago
Is an ID required at all to register to vote in CA? I know they make you check a box to say you're a US citizen, and they ask you to provide an ID # if you have one. But is there anything to stop a non-citizen from voting?
- mantas 10y ago
  What do they do to avoid double voting? Not asking for ID seems weird...
  - nomoreaccoubts 10y ago
    In CA, they ask for your name and address when you vote and cross your name off a list.
    - mantas 10y ago
      Probably only citizens are on that list? That'd stop non-citizens from voting I guess.
  - maxerickson 10y ago
    To vote in a given precinct, you have to be on their list of registered voters or file a provisional ballot. It's unlikely that the election workers in a given polling location would allow a single person to vote and then file a provisional ballot. It turns out most people aren't criminals and don't abuse the opportunity to impersonate another voter.
  - AdamN 10y ago
    In NYC they have a big giant binder with all the registered voters in the precinct. You sign when voting so can only do it once (unless you vote out-of-precinct). It's extremely old-school but works totally fine.
baldeagle 10y ago
I recently moved to Texas from California. In my new district, I waited 90 minutes to vote, because although there were 8 voting machines there was only 1 person checking IDs to verify we could vote. So basically there were 6 empty voting booths and a single bottle neck. One of my co-workers in a less diverse part of town experienced 3 checkers and no wait times. I'm not sure it is suppression; it could just be poor staffing due to a shortage of applicants. Either way, it was pretty frustrating and very different from my experience in California.
turc1656 10y ago
Laws differ by state. https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_identification_laws_by_state#Details_by_state https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_identification_laws_by_state#D...

Is an ID required at all to register to vote in CA? I know they make you check a box to say you're a US citizen, and they ask you to provide an ID # if you have one. But is there anything to stop a non-citizen from voting?

mantas 10y ago
What do they do to avoid double voting? Not asking for ID seems weird...
- nomoreaccoubts 10y ago
  In CA, they ask for your name and address when you vote and cross your name off a list.
  - mantas 10y ago
    Probably only citizens are on that list? That'd stop non-citizens from voting I guess.
- maxerickson 10y ago
  To vote in a given precinct, you have to be on their list of registered voters or file a provisional ballot. It's unlikely that the election workers in a given polling location would allow a single person to vote and then file a provisional ballot. It turns out most people aren't criminals and don't abuse the opportunity to impersonate another voter.
- AdamN 10y ago
  In NYC they have a big giant binder with all the registered voters in the precinct. You sign when voting so can only do it once (unless you vote out-of-precinct). It's extremely old-school but works totally fine.

baldeagle 10y ago

I recently moved to Texas from California. In my new district, I waited 90 minutes to vote, because although there were 8 voting machines there was only 1 person checking IDs to verify we could vote. So basically there were 6 empty voting booths and a single bottle neck. One of my co-workers in a less diverse part of town experienced 3 checkers and no wait times. I'm not sure it is suppression; it could just be poor staffing due to a shortage of applicants. Either way, it was pretty frustrating and very different from my experience in California.

turc1656 10y ago

Laws differ by state. https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_identification_laws_by_state#Details_by_state https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_identification_laws_by_state#D...