^^^ You probably talked to me. Several elections ago I told someone that I had had more than enough phone calls from their candidate and if I got one more I was going to vote for their opponent - promise.
Given the difference in the two candidates this year and the appeal they have to different factions, I have strong doubts many people would switch their vote to the other candidate for one phone call too many. 
I think most of us just stop answering the phone at some point, anyway.
The states’ laws differ so much, we can’t assume “the rules” are the same among all of us. Many of the things some of you have said simply do not apply in my state.
I think it’s 100 feet here. I’ve never seen anything like that NH photo, wow. OTOH, we vote in a church and that’s not unusual here…felt odd to me when I moved here from NYC.
We have some grey areas with ID and college students, and a lot of college students who plan to vote in our district.
I’m in NY and vote in a church. I think that’s pretty common.
One also doesn’t have to show any ID to vote here. You show one of the required proof of residency ( can be an electric bill, for example) when you register. That is the only time any proof is required.
New York
Identification Requirements to Register to Vote
The New York Voter Registration Application asks applicants to provide a DMV identification number (either a driver’s license number or a non-driver ID number) or else the last four digits of their Social Security Number.
If you do not have either a DMV or Social Security Number, you can send a copy of the following acceptable forms of ID along with your registration form in order to establish your identity:
a valid photo ID;
a copy of a current utility bill;
a bank statement;
a paycheck;
a government check; or
some other government document that shows the applicant’s name and address.
If an applicant’s identity cannot be verified before Election Day, she or he will be asked for ID when she or he votes for the first time.
Identification Requirements to Cast a Ballot
Most voters are not required to provide an ID at the polling place. However, if an applicant does not provide the above identification information with their voter registration application, he/she will be required to provide this information when voting.
VoteRiders has created New York voter ID info cards in English and in Spanish.
If you’re not sure what ID you need or for help getting an ID to vote, call 844.338.8743. Someone will respond to walk to you through the process.
https://www.rockthevote.com/get-informed/elections/voter-id-requirements/state/
We have all those forms of ID also @emilybee but most college students won’t have a utility bill, drivers license or bank statement with their college address on it. If they go to a public U they’re OK because their ID is a gov’t issued ID, but not at a private college.
^^ College ID’s are NOT government issued ID’s and are not accepted for ID at many places - like TSA. One of the reasons is that they do not have an expiration date on them. I was a government employee, had a government issued ID and it was often not accepted because it had no expiration date on it.
College IDs are not REAL ID compliant.
For the purposes of voting, a college ID is valid in many states. Check the link and check the state but I don’t want people to think the college IDs are not valid across the country for voting purposes - they are in some places!
A college ID would be fine for voting purposes, But it would not be sufficient to establish residency here in CT.
They have social security number. You don’t need anything other than that in NYS to register and they don’t have to show any ID to vote. The other forms of ID need only be used if you don’t have a drivers license or a social security number.
We don’t make it hard for anyone to vote in NY.
Ohio requires voters to show ID when they go to vote. Not in NY.
D says she plans to follow up on this and unfortunately has resigned herself to the fact that she won’t vote this time around. She cannot get home to vote on Tuesday. I think as much as she was upset by her own ballot, was the fact that “1000” in our county alone seemed to be undelivered. It was in our newspaper so it is a known fact around the state.
Let me just say I’m pretty frustrated with my state overall right now!!!
College IDs are not valid in my son’s college, where there have been controversial laws passed to make it harder to vote. The school did try to help by making it easy for students to come in and get a separate voter’s ID, but it was still a hassle. They have also tried to make it easy for kids to print out a ‘voter proof of address’ letter, but again, still somewhat what of a hassle. In state license is okay but
for oos students, like mine, the university’s ID is NOT sufficient. A big ol’ pain in the butt. (Wisconsin is the state, btw).
@jaylynn Passports work as identification. If students have one and don’t have it with them, your son should encourage all his friends to have their parents overnight it to them so it can arrive by Tuesday! It’s worth the effort IMO.
Oh, we don’t need IDs to vote either, but I’m just saying that just because an ID is issued by a state college doesn’t make it a government ID. I remember my first student ID, issued by a state school, had my birthdate on it - a birthdate I wrote on the form while standing in line for the ID, and of course I moved my year of birth back a year so that I’d be 18. Worked like a charm. Not really all that official.
If a government issued ID is required, a student ID won’t work. If any ID is required, it may work, but generally if a picture ID is required, they often won’t take anything without an expiration date on it.
Rather than speculating what will and will not work, check this link previously posted for info on the state you want to vote in. Again, I don’t want folks to be misled by different opinions expressed here.
VVVV LOOK HERE!! VVVVV
https://www.rockthevote.com/get-informed/elections/voter-id-requirements/state/
Ugh. Voting in California is such a chore. I just spent the better part of my Friday night researching the, yes, 17 props.
I guess I’m very old school. I have never voted by mail or early voted. I love going into the polling place on election day. But I’m in a state which doesn’t make it hard to vote, and I’ve never had to wait for more than 5 minutes. If I thought I’d encounter long lines, I’d do mail-in for sure.
“Passports work as identification. If students have one and don’t have it with them, your son should encourage all his friends to have their parents overnight it to them so it can arrive by Tuesday! It’s worth the effort IMO.”
Passports are not valid ID everywhere - like Ohio, for instance.
“An unexpired Ohio driver’s license or state identification card with present or former address;
A military identification;
A photo identification that was issued by the United States government or the State of Ohio, that contains the voter’s name and current address and that has an expiration date that has not passed;
An original or copy of a current (within the last 12 months) utility bill (includes a cell phone bill or zero balance utility bill from university housing) with the voter’s name and present address (note: a U.S. Passport is not valid ID, because it doesn’t have an address listed);
An original or copy of a current bank statement with the voter’s name and present address;
An original or copy of a current government check with the voter’s name and present address;
An original or copy of a current paycheck with the voter’s name and present address; or
An original or copy of a current other government document”
^My mention of passports was directed towards jaylynn’s son’s situation in Wisconsin and a possible solution for college voters in that state.
Again, everyone should check the rockthevote.com website for their own state and situation!
Ok gotcha.
Yes, people definitely need to check rockthevote.
“An original or copy of a current other government document” - If this is one of the permitted documents in Ohio, why wouldn’t a passport fit into this category?
It’s just idle curiosity. I am in NY, like you, and in my work as an election chair, I have to tell people to put away their ID, it’s against the law to ask for it in NY. By the way, that’s a stance I wholeheartedly disagree with, but I follow the law.
I am also SO happy that voting selfies have been banned in my state. We don’t have early voting and absentee ballots are reserved for people who will be away on Election Day or who are ill or too old to get to the polls, so the lines are crazy. Wasting time taking photos will delay the process. I am glad to have the process banned.