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AvgBob021120 February 8th, 2026 6:05pm

Do you support a law where you have to show photo id to vote in national elections?

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KaiTheCanuck Canada
Today: 6:09 am

Yes, everyone in Canada has to show ID to vote.

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GetAlong Alexandria
Feb 09, 9:47 pm

Makes sense as an extra safe guard even though there isn’t any kind of wide spread fraud issues.

tucsonsoh tucson, az
Feb 09, 9:07 pm

I am OK with an ID being an option, but there needs to be other options for people who don't have an ID.

I don't have a problem showing proof of your identity and citizenship, but an ID should not be the only option.

I vote by mail and signatures are verified, so I am good with that for mail in ballots.

RussianThunder Russia and USA
Feb 09, 6:34 pm

Absolutely. Other countries have it but the U.S. seems to think it’s racist. Unbelievable

ozzy
Feb 09, 4:19 pm

Yes
Who could be against this ??

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HoosierFan In my opinion.
Feb 09, 3:36 pm

Which just eliminate physical ideas completely, and switch to digital IDs.

My face was all I needed to re-enter the country the last time I traveled internationally.

The last time I traveled domestically, I looked at the camera and tapped my phone at the TSA checkpoint.

If the technology is secure enough for TSA and passport control, it is good enough for anything.

Register once when you’re 18 in person. The rest of your life, you can renew your registration by updating your facial scan, using your cell phone from anywhere.

Easy, peasy.

Jazzy5 USA
Feb 09, 2:10 pm

Yes, without it, it’s a license to cheat!

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peacenskis Alaska
Feb 09, 10:41 am

Absolutley. I find it unbelievable that we don’t already. 🤯

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Jazzy5 USA
Feb 09, 2:09 pm

Agree!

Wasecan84 USA
Feb 09, 7:25 am

I would. Being a legal U.S. citizen, there's absolutely no reason for me not to. Now if I were NOT a legal citizen, or was desperately trying to empower non-citizen, illegal aliens to vote, then no, I wouldn't support it.

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Liberty 4,032,064
Feb 09, 6:37 am

No, because there is no such thing.

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kanji401 SoCal gal
Feb 08, 10:38 pm

We already have to show proof of eligibility in order to register so there’s no need to do it again.

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RowdyC
Feb 09, 4:01 am

Not even to add another layer of legitimacy to the election? What possible downside is there? You need a photo id to do all kinds of random things. It’s no big deal and people would have more trust in the election results.

kanji401 SoCal gal
Feb 09, 3:46 pm

We’ve never had a problem with the legitimacy of election results until Trump came along and made everyone paranoid.

ozzy
Feb 09, 4:20 pm

Wrong kanji. There may be 5 ballots with your name or address on it. You should want your state to keep clean voter roles. And have a second layer of verification to vote

kanji401 SoCal gal
Feb 09, 10:35 pm

But there aren’t multiple ballots with my name and address on them. I always vote absentee and I have never received more than one ballot in the mail.

ozzy
Today: 6:24 am

Some states you must request a ballot. That works fine.
Other states mass mail ballots and don’t clean their voter roles. Properties may get many ballots for those not living there or with variations of the same name. Or same person getting ballots at multiple residences.

In 2020 several states had more ballots voted than eligible voters

gjvstrom Washington State
Feb 08, 9:27 pm

Washington State. Makes Minnesota look like a kindergarten for corruption.

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Wasecan84 USA
Feb 09, 7:31 am

I don't know about kindergarden...

Here in MN, we take our corruption pretty seriously, and don't want to take a back seat to anyone. We have to at least be considered undergraduates of the school of corruption, if not PhD's. If WA is trying to surpass us, I have full confidence in our gov that we can regain the lead.

debaz2ca East Coast
Feb 08, 7:06 pm

Non-driver photo IDs in Connecticut generally cost $28 for a new card and $24–$32 for renewals. However, they are free for specific individuals, including those currently experiencing homelessness, living in a shelter or transitional housing, or blind veterans.

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Malekithe Reaper
Feb 08, 6:56 pm

All elections. No valid reason not to

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TechieJay 8647
Feb 08, 6:15 pm

Without context, yes. The context that makes my answer a yes is if government-issued IDs are issued free to those who need one to vote. If you’re telling me I need to go pay the government for an ID to vote, then that’s charging me to vote, which is illegal.

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historylover Navy Seawolves
Feb 08, 6:37 pm

If you need a photo ID to vote in South Carolina, it is free.

Wasecan84 USA
Feb 09, 7:33 am

I believe they are free everywhere in the U.S.

swtchks SE Wisconsin
Feb 08, 6:12 pm

Wisconsin has required a photo ID, (I use my drivers license), for nearly 10 years (November 2016).

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cowboy Evil will not prevail
Feb 08, 6:07 pm

American citizens have ID

I don’t understand what the problem is.

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tidford My little piece of heaven
Feb 08, 4:36 pm

The right to freely travel within the United States has been recognized as a fundamental constitutional right. Saenz v. Roe, 526 U.S. 489 (1999). Yet you can't get on an airplane without a passport or a Real ID©. If it can be required for ond fundamental constotutional right then it can be required for another.

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TechieJay 8647
Feb 08, 6:16 pm

There are other methods of traveling between states that do not require an ID, particularly ones that do not require paying the government for the privilege. Not the same.

Odysseus We All Need A Fantasy
Feb 08, 3:17 pm

There are two legitimate arguments for and against voter photo ID

Republicans legitimately argue for photo ID using alleged voter fraud as the reason.

Democrats argue against voter photo ID using voter suppression as the reason.

Not every legitimate voter in America has a photo ID and the cost and inconvenience of getting one may stop some elderly and infirm from voting.

A simple solution is to send every eligible voter a free, taxpayer funded, voter photo identification card.

That should satisfy everyone

But, I am sure it won’t

TechieJay 8647
Feb 08, 6:19 pm

That’s my only qualm with requiring ID to vote, that if you’re going to tell me I must pay the government for an ID to vote, then you’re effectively charging me to vote, which is illegal. Make a qualifying ID free of charge, and easily obtainable for those who aren’t able to get around, an I’m all in.

BulldogFan22 Nebraska
Feb 08, 2:41 pm

Democrats who voted no, genuine question I want answered: Why not?

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TechieJay 8647
Feb 08, 6:20 pm

Because it’s essentially charging citizens to vote, which is illegal. Now, if there were a government-issued ID that was free of charge for those who don’t otherwise have a qualifying ID, and is easily obtainable, for those who aren’t as mobile, then I’m all in.

shiculka Earth
Feb 08, 8:04 pm

How can anyone go through life without an ID??

TechieJay 8647
Feb 08, 8:45 pm

It happens. My grandmother never learned to drive, so never had a license or other state ID, and rarely left her house outside of someone driving her to the store. She never even had a social security card or birth certificate until about 5 years before she died, when my aunt went through a grueling battle to get her paperwork, which is also when our whole family learned that the name she’d always used and gone by, and had on all legal paperwork wasn’t even the name on her birth record, and also why it was so diffuse to get her SS card and birth certificate issued. Incidentally, when my aunt finally got her records located and told they told her my grandmothers real name, they asked if she wanted it changed on record, so my grandmother said to have them do it, and they did without question.

historyqueen
Feb 08, 1:44 pm

I’ve been showing ID to vote for years, I do not understand what the big deal is. People have to show ID to buy alcohol, but flip out when it is proposed to show ID to vote, it makes no sense.

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TechieJay 8647
Feb 08, 6:23 pm

So if at the age of 80 years old, you live in assisted living, no longer drive, and otherwise have no need for an ID, you’re fine with being charged to vote, simply because that would be the only reason you’d have to go purchase an ID from the government? That’s effectively charging citizens to vote, which is illegal.

geddy Colorado
Feb 08, 1:25 pm

I love Colorado's system. ID to register. Mail in voting.

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TrumpWon2024
Feb 08, 12:59 pm

all elections.

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zimmy Florida
Feb 08, 12:32 pm

Sure state laws, and drivers license should be ok

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Eagle01 USA
Feb 08, 1:15 pm

Or state or federal ID card…

TheThinker001
Feb 08, 12:15 pm

Yes, but it has to be at the state level. Elections are managed by the states per the Constitution, even national elections.

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LibertarianB0b Christian Libertarian
Feb 08, 12:03 pm

It would add a extra layer of protection but it would not secure the election in any meaningful way.

Ebola007 Florida
Feb 08, 11:49 am

Of course and the American people overwhelmingly support such a measure.

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Ebola007 Florida
Feb 08, 12:45 pm

Well worth it.

ScottyDoesNo Trump 2028
Feb 08, 11:18 am

The only reason to oppose such a law is because you want to cheat like in 2020.

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