| ▲ | tpmoney 19 hours ago | |
It's also possible to craft a comprehensive law. My state allows all of the following, even expired versions as long as it expired within the last year, or if the voter is over 65 as long as it was unexpired on their 65th birthday regardless of how long it has been expired now: 1) Driver's license, even expired if expired within the last 2 years 2) State Non-Driver's ID 3) Out of state Driver's License 4) Passport 5) Free Voter ID 6) College / University ID 7) School employee ID Additionally all the following are valid, without any limitations on expiration as long as they are photo IDs: 1) Military / veterans ID 2) Tribal enrollment ID for Native tribes 3) Any other photo ID issued by any federal or the state's government agencies In addition to all of that, if you still are unable to produce an ID, you can still vote with a "provisional ballot" and sign an affidavit declaring your inability to obtain an ID. All of the following are valid reasons: 1) Lack of transportation 2) Disability or illness 3) Lack of supporting documentation to obtain an ID (birth certificates etc) 4) Work or school schedule 5) Family responsibilities 6) A lost, stolen or misplaced ID 7) Applied for an ID but haven't received it 8) Other impediment (write in) 9) Religious objection to being photographed 10) Victim of a declared natural disaster within 100 days of the election All provisional ballots must be counted before the state can certify the vote count and a provisional ballot can only be rejected by unanimous vote of the board of elections commission that the ID exception form was filled out falsely. That seems a pretty reasonable system to me given how it's pretty much impossible to interact with the state, the federal government, banks or employers without a photo ID these days. | ||