[paulddraper]

Much of U.S. does require voter ID. Thirty-five states require it; 17 of those in form of a photo. [2] It gets contested a lot in the courts though.

Globally, it is pretty typical. Not just Mexico and the U.S., but France, Germany, Netherlands, Iceland, Canada, Brazil, India, Israel. [1]

[1] https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_identification_laws_by_state

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_Identification_laws