A Case of Why WI Voters Should Show ID

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Originally Posted by Danzig

HAVA requires any voter who registered by mail and who has not previously voted in a federal election to show current and valid photo identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. Voters who submitted any of these forms of identification during registration are exempt, as are voters entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.


voters have to show i.d. to register. so obviously all registered voters have id. so why is it so hard for them to produce said i.d. on election day??????

Because the new restrictive voter ID laws say that on election day, voters are not allowed to vote with a copy of current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter.

Even if a poll worker recognizes, you, and knows you, and knows where you live, you cannot vote without your photo ID in some of these states. That is simply WRONG, to require more stringent requirements to vote on election day, than it takes to register to vote. That's absurd. And discriminatory.