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A driver's license isn't proof of residence, as you might have moved since you got it. When you register to vote you need to prove you have the right to. When y
by not2b 5y ago
A driver's license isn't proof of residence, as you might have moved since you got it. When you register to vote you need to prove you have the right to. When you show up at the polls, you need to prove you're the person who registered. ID is one way. Another is by signature, does your signature match the one you used when you registered. A third is that the poll workers know you by sight, which used to be common in small towns.
People voting multiple times isn't really a risk, because it's incredibly stupid. It's a felony, so if you get caught, you go to jail. But if you get away with it, you've flipped one vote, and even a very close election isn't going to be settled by a couple of votes.
There were a very small handful of people who got caught voting twice in the 2020 election, or casting someone else's ballot: two or three in Georgia and in Pennsylvania. Most voted twice for Trump.
- dahfizz 5y ago> A driver's license isn't proof of residence, as you might have moved since you got it. Slightly tangential, but you are required by law to get a new license when you move to a new state. And the DMV will take your old license when they give you the new one. You can move around within a state and have a stale address on your license pretty easily, though.
- dragonwriter 5y agoYou can retain an old, out of state drivers license just as easily under an old in-state one in oractice, and legally you are usually required to change your address on your in-state license at least as soon after a change in in-state residential address as you are required to get an in-state license when establishing residency.