[sugarpimpdorsey]

Can we use this for voter ID?

[op00to]

Americans do not need to provide ID to vote, so no?

[saguntum]

In some states you do need ID to vote. Texas, for example.

[op00to]

Huh, thanks! I am a yankee so I have a bit of a limited view.

[SV_BubbleTime]

You have to show ID to vote in my country, I thought that was the normal thing.

[pat2man]

We don't have a national ID here in the US. Passports can be quite expensive. Local state ID cards don't prove citizenship.

[0x457]

> Passports can be quite expensive.

It's $165 per 10 years if you don't lose it or $65 if you just need in place of national ID (i.e. no international travel). I think anyone can save up that much in 10 years, renewals a bit cheaper btw.

> Local state ID cards don't prove citizenship.

No, but to get a Real ID in any state you have to prove you're in the country legally, and in some states to get any form of ID you have to prove that.

[hexis]

It is, many states in the US are abnormal in this way.