Is it a violation of my right to vote if they ask me for picture ID at the polls?
962155
Are you really who you claim to be?\nProve it!\n\nThe point is, being asked to verify who you are is a safe-guard from some yokel walking in and claiming he/she is you and then voting the way they want to.\n\nThis isn't a question about civil rights, it is a smart way to prevent voter fraud.\n\nYou DO want an honest election, don't you???
154422
No juveniles do not have the right to vote. They have to abide by the rules of their parents and the school. If you feel that you are being abused, you would need to contact juvenile authorities.
475663
Usually you are chosen from voting rolls but obviously that isn't the case here. You will have to go and explain it to them. You might be able to call the number on the notice you got.
589861
While it shouldn't be illegal really, I mean it is YOUR yard if someone manages to take a picture and turn it into police you could get arrested for "indecent exposure" but really I don't think you have to worry about that.  Plus who's more disgusting, you peeing in your yard or the person taking the picture of you peeing? =)
813566
I seriously doubt it.  You have to have a photo to identify yourself and make a sworn statement that is notorized.  In this day of terrorism, having the proper legal documents for identification is crucial.
473975
In some instances, yes...it depends on what it is being used for.  It is against the law, in most states, I believe, to photocopy any type of photo ID card for purposes of a credit or lending decision, because of lending regulations regarding race, sex, etc...
827596
There should be something like a State Election Commission you can address your concern to.  Also, you can usually start with your location city hall for information.
857458
If your move is recent and you are still in the same district and you still have a valid state issued ID saying you live at the same address you registered at – yes you can vote…  \nIf not, NO you shouldn’t vote today...    You may be allowed to cast a provisional ballot at your current addresses polling place; if it makes you feel better, but the vote may be tossed out...  \nYou need to register with your current address…   normally they ask when you update you state id / driver’s license....  \n\nRegister now for the future… vote.
831750
The most common answer I've heard from people who don't have a form of ID is that it's just the "government's way to keep track of you."  To be quite honest, that's a pretty lame excuse to me.  You don't need to have an ID to be able to be found and kept track of.  I understand the need for an ID when voting, or for anything rather.  It protects your identity and doesn't allow others to do things in your name.  When showing an ID before voting, it ensures the people there that no one else is using your name to cast a ballot (i.e., people who want to vote more than once or people who aren't registered at all).  \n\nIDs are pretty necessary to do much of anything lately...open bank accounts, fly somewhere, even accepting new job positions in a lot of cases.  Most think of "Drivers License" when they hear ID, but you can have a state ID as well, which don't require tests or anything.  With so much identity theft going on in the world today, it's better to have an ID than to go without.
929408
Just go to where you should vote and show them your ID.  They probably have you on the list, unless that "volunteer" was not really working for voter registration after all.  \n\nI'm sure the girl from the feminist majority league voted for you already.  They're very helpful in that way.  So don't worry, your vote was already counted.
286482
These ratings are based on privately funded polls.  They have to ask you, you can't volunteer an opinion.  It's a random thing.  You can increase your odds of being asked if you are a registered voter.
46061
It has nothing to do with voting. You "report abuse" if you think someone has broken the rules, such as using obscenities.\n\nRules:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/info/community_guidelines.php
1020326
I am beginning to understand that illegal aliens vote, too.  I think we need to check voter eligibility at least after the fact.  The addresses are there, too, so we should be able to find offenders.\n\nIt is interesting that it is always the Democrats that block requirements for proof of citizenship for voters.  Long, long ago elderly shut ins might not have had ID.  However, I don't think anyone can get by with no ID anymore, if only for Medicaid. Citizenship is no harder to prove than getting any other ID.\n\nWe could certainly pass a law requiring proof of citizenship for everyone under the age of 70, or something, if this is really seen as a problem.  However, no one says you shouldn't have to prove insurance eligibility with an insurance card, so why should you not have to prove eligibility to vote?\n\nLiving in Southern California, this is a real concern for me.
706877
I would take the view that any passport which I held would be none of their concern.  Not all UK citizens hold passports and it would be absurd for such persons to be discriminated against on those grounds.  However, it seems reasonable enough for someone registering for a course to show proof of identity, including proof of identity with a photograph of the individual concerned.  I would therefore take such proof along with me, leaving my passport at home, and I would kick up a fuss if they demanded a passport and make it clear that I proposed to write to my MP.  I would also hang on jealously to my proof of ID.
727764
They always check IDs when I've voted. How else will they verify who you are? It is totally necessary to avoid someone walking in and saying they are you.
978992
Go for it; I love this idea, maybe if we fight back they'll stop bothering us with their crap.  I hate it when you go into the polling place and they gang up on you before you get it.  I tell them all to leave me alone.
448760
The effectiveness of this suggestion varies by jurisdiction to jurisdiction.\n\nThe information is publicly available in the united states because any one can verify a voters privilege to voting rights.\n\nThe problem is how, sometimes one needs to go the the registrar or clerk and ask to see the records.\n\nIn many cases it can be found on line.\n\nGo to the Internet site for the jurisdiction, sometimes a state, sometimes a county, sometimes a city / township, sometimes a congressional district etc and look for voter information.\n\nIf you are lazy write a letter to the federal or state Representative for the area asking where to search for the information on line.\n\nThe information that you can expect your manual or automatic search to return is\nName of the voter\nAddress of the voter\nPrevious place (district) registered\nWhen registered (sometimes)\nLast voted (sometimes)\nDeclared primary party (sometimes)\n\nYou should not find things like phone numbers or social security numbers, date of birth etc etc.\n\nThere are a few states where voter information is maintained by the DMV  but this is not true of all states that have motor voter laws.\n\n\nHave you tried a phone directory like\nwww.anywho.com?