Kate CA Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I didn't. In our township in PA, you only show your ID the first time you vote. The next time they just compare signatures. Honestly, I'd feel much better if everyone showed their ID every year. So, ID or no ID in your area? Ria Yes, I did. It would bother me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Nope - no ID, no signature. Just had to verbally verify my address. Scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 (edited) No I.D. required here. I tell them my address and my name and they cross it off on a list. After I voted, I went to another table and the same thing happened with an exit list. Anyone who has a town phone book can vote in my name because there is a reverse directory in it. It isn't a very secure method, and it makes me wonder how many non-citizens or unregistered people are voting today across the country. Edited November 5, 2008 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx I have your signature quote in one of those rub-on wall quotation things, and I plan to put it on the foyer wall. We have a dog and lots of books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I live in a fairly small town and one of the women there today recognized me from previous years' voting.In any case,all I've ever had to do is sign the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Had to show ID and sign. Pretty painless, though. I think I waited for 3 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl in NM Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I didn't. In our township in PA, you only show your ID the first time you vote. The next time they just compare signatures. Honestly, I'd feel much better if everyone showed their ID every year. So, ID or no ID in your area? Ria No ID in NM, they don't even check signatures. I could be anybody. I just want in, say my name and one lady looks me up in a bunch of papers, tells my number to another lady who finds me in her bunch of papers and then I sign my name. I'm so impressed with this whole operation! NOT!:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in MS Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 In MS, you don't have to show ID. You just state your name and address and they check you off and let you vote. You do have to sign in, though. It really is a shame. Everyone should have to show ID. Paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I show mine. I whip it out, slap it down and tell the old(er) lady to look under "M" in the book. My dh never seems to have his and they never ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 YES!!! For the first time ever. I am glad they are finally requiring it here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I hate, hate, hate mail-in only voting. Hate it. Don't like it. Get the picture?;) But when we could go to a polling station, I was never once asked for my ID, nor was my signature checked ~ no nuthin'. It bothered me a great deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 picture ID, verify address, sign-in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Yes, ID required here. I'm glad. It seems like an important enough thing that ID would be required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 They checked ID, asked for address and verified address. I must look shady because the lady really looked me over and compared my picture whereas my dh was standing right beside me at the next lady and she barely checked him at all. Maybe my lady was just more thorough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 No ID required here in NH - just give your name and you vote. This is how it is for us too. No ID, no sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma23peas Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 In Alabama the laws are you have to have one form of ID...they have about 20 acceptable forms, one being a utility bill...I don't recall my picture ever being on the utility bill...I had my passport with me but the gentleman behind me just had his utility bill and that's all they asked for.. It boils me that there is no picture ID REQUIRED!! Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyomarie Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 In MI, I was asked for my picture ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siloam Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 None! But in Oregon we vote by mail. We do have to sign our ballots as well. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 No, for some strange reason in NC they say asking for ID is unconstitutional. They don't compare signatures to anything either. Seems to me the unconstitutional thing is people showing up to vote and being told they already did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 No ID. You give your street address, and then, right in front of you, they turn to a printed page. If you wanted to, you could read a name upside down and pretend you're anyone. No ID, no signatures, nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 No, I didn't have to show mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partyof5 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Nothing here. No ID, no sig, no address, no nothing. Just state your name, they check mark it on a list and in you go. I don't even know the woman who checked us in today, though I often do in our small town. I find it disconcerting and was really hoping she would ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 No, but it was on of the things we voted on in the primary election. Dh and I voted for showing ID. I think it should be mandatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I've never had to show id. I think every person should have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diann Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Yes, I had to show ID, and the signatures were compared. Diann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly IN Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Yes, here in Indiana you always have to show your ID every time!! I love it!! :D Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Maryland here. No ID. They did ask my name, address, and date of birth. (DOB was new - never been asked that before) I did have to sign something but my signature was not compared to anything. Then I voted electronically. I wish there was a paper trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Yes, ID. Yes, signed my name. (And showed my voter registration which is signed also). Washington State, Seattle area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Yes, I had to show ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 We (the hubby and I) had to show our IDs and state our full names and addresses. Nothing to sign, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Both ID and signature here. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Yes, I had to show ID and fill out a card with my name, address, and birth date. I think showing ID should be a given, and should be required in every state. I also think every store should require ID for using a credit card. It would probably help cut down costs of theft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 or is the whole state mail in only? That sounds so weird, and I would hate losing that feeling of going to the polls on voting day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julieofsardis Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 No we have to sign in and state our address Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I live in CA, and I did not have to show ID because I showed them the postcard I received in the mail telling me that I was registered and where to vote. Those who didn't have this card had to show ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I didn't. In our township in PA, you only show your ID the first time you vote. The next time they just compare signatures. To what do they compare your signature? It seems that making sure the ID presented matches the person presenting it is a whole lot easier than digging thru some past voting records to see a signature. Maybe I'm misunderstanding here, though ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 No, there is no ID and I think it's a travesty. Anyone could vote IN MY PLACE if they knew my name and address. That's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I imagine they have a record that you've already voted, though, right? No, I actually could have voted as myself and someone else but I did not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Not here. They ask for your name, then your address. There is a sticker for each person that gets pulled off, attached to a form, and you sign. Then you trade that signed form for a ballot. No comparing signatures, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean too Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 No, I voted early and was only required to sign my name. I've never been asked for ID to vote. The poll worker just asks for my name and address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusPair Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 usually they don't ask, but yesterday they did. i showed my d.l. By law, according to the voting info i received, you are still able to vote if you don't have i.d.;you just have to sign something and then they cross your name off on their list to show you voted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 or is the whole state mail in only? That sounds so weird, and I would hate losing that feeling of going to the polls on voting day. Yes, it's a real shame. Oregon has been mail-in only for several years, and Washington is 90% mail-in. This election cycle, two counties still had polling places, but that'll be phased out now and all of WA will be voting "absentee". Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siloam Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 or is the whole state mail in only? That sounds so weird, and I would hate losing that feeling of going to the polls on voting day. I LOVE vote by mail. Much easier. I get to cozy up in my own chair with my pamphlet and work through everything at my own pace (usually several days). I ALWAYS felt rushed when we had to go to the polls, and there were always things that I missed and was trying to "catch up on" and make a quick decision. Also no lines. If you are smart enough to get done early then you just drop it in the mail. If you don't you might wait in a bit of a line to drop it off, but I have never had them be too bad. Yesterday I ran down at 12:45 and it only took me about 5 mins to drop it off. Heather (In Oregon where the whole state votes by mail.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat19 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I didn't have to show my ID~I'm in Iowa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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