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by SV_BubbleTime 218 days ago
You have to show ID to vote in my country, I thought that was the normal thing.
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We don't have a national ID here in the US. Passports can be quite expensive. Local state ID cards don't prove citizenship.
> 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.

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