[srazzaque]

I voted in person.

And what you're saying makes total sense, why would they validate if it's not required.

As someone with a non-Anglo name of greater 16 characters in total, my instinct when asked for my name and address in an official context is to just hand over an ID. It saves time and avoids ambiguity.

I suppose it's an invalid assumption in my head that an ID is required. It's just what I've always done.

Edit: spelling