No ID required to vote?

[brtspears2]

I walk in to vote, they ask for my name, then give me a card to vote. Why didnt they ask for ID? So technically, anyone that knows your name can cast a vote on "your behalf" ?

<-- wears a "I voted Electronically" sticker

 

[cipher00]

No ID, but they make me sign a card. I don't think I've ever been asked for ID to vote. Perhaps it's some sort of vestigal civil rights practice?

 

[Ryan]

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I was asked for my ID

 

[jlee]

I was asked for ID as well. The elderly guy who gave me my ballot compared my driver's license to my listing, then asked for my address..had me sign at my listing, then compared my signature to that on my license. Only then was I given a ballot.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: cipher00
No ID, but they make me sign a card. I don't think I've ever been asked for ID to vote. Perhaps it's some sort of vestigal civil rights practice?

That's right, and it's not yet entirely vestigial. The idea is to give equal access to all voters regardless of income. Since you generally need to pay for a state issued ID (or any form of ID, for that matter), you might not be able to "afford to vote." So you only need to state your name to the official so they can find it on the registry for you to sign. In effect (and by law), the registry is your ID.

If you want to register on the day of the election in Minnesota, we require some official form of ID, such as a passport, accredited school ID, or state ID. If an acceptable form of ID does not show that you live in the precinct in which you wish to register, you need to show a utility bill that's in your name that is due within 30 days, or have a person that is registered in the precinct vouch for you. That person cannot vouch for more than one person on election day.