[crackercrews]

> If you have forgotten your voting notification, you must present your ID or passport.

This is a big difference from the US. In many states you can just walk in and say your name to get a ballot.

The Texas law that requires you bring something like a bank or utility bill is considered voter suppression by opponents. [1] But this is just the same as the German requirement to bring a mailed voter notification.

1: https://www.votetexas.gov/mobile/id-faqs.htm

[webmaven]

> The Texas law that requires you bring something like a bank or utility bill is considered voter suppression by opponents. [1] But this is just the same as the German requirement to bring a mailed voter notification.

It really isn't the same:

> An estimated 5.4 percent of U.S. households (approximately 7.1 million) were “unbanked” in 2019, meaning that no one in the household had a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union (i.e., bank).

From https://www.fdic.gov/analysis/household-survey/index.html

And that figure is only for entire households, there are more unbanked individuals, and it is very common for households to have adults that don't have any utilities in their name.

OTOH, a mailed notification only presupposes that an individual is on the rolls.

[crackercrews]

You can also bring your TX voter registration. Or any check from the govt. Or any document from the govt with your name/address. Or any paycheck. Or various types of ID.

[webmaven]

All right. That's a much looser definition of "like a utility bill" than I assumed.

So, easier to comply with that I thought.