It’s normal to require an ID card in EU countries to vote, but e.g. in the UK they never asked for it, as long as my name was on the list (there are no national ID cards there).
But you have to register beforehand, right? And use some form of ID or a Name+address combo that makes it impossible to impersonate you to hijack your vote.
The United States is one of the few democracies in the world where the government does
not take any responsibility in registering its citizens. This one-of-a-kind, self-initiated
voter registration process acts as a major barrier to voter turnout and leads to often-
inaccurate voter rolls.
In contrast, the international norm is a process of government-mandated automatic voter
registration of every citizen who reaches voting age. This report explores how other
major well-established democracies (Canada, Australia, Sweden, Italy, New Zealand and
others) concretely manage to build comprehensive, inclusive, accurate voting rolls that
leave no voters behind while ensuring a high level of privacy.
In the UK, we are required to show our legal ID to vote (The tories brought it in a few years ago). Our driving licences are national ID cards, practically.
It’s normal to require an ID card in EU countries to vote, but e.g. in the UK they never asked for it, as long as my name was on the list (there are no national ID cards there).
I was baffled when I heard that in the US, you can’t just go somewhere and vote. Like, it really is that simple here.
But you have to register beforehand, right? And use some form of ID or a Name+address combo that makes it impossible to impersonate you to hijack your vote.
https://archive.fairvote.org/rtv/Universal Voter Registration-4-21-09.pdf
In the UK, we are required to show our legal ID to vote (The tories brought it in a few years ago). Our driving licences are national ID cards, practically.
and ID cards were revoked again https://www.gov.uk/identitycards
PS: ok, you’re right, “some” ID is required since 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65599380 which is a pickle if you don’t drive or have a passport.
In South Africa it’s the same. Each person gets a ID card when they turn 16. You don’t need to pay for your first one.
You need to register as a voter with your ID card and present it when voting.