I'm pretty sure that's a reference to the midterm elections in November 2026
this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2026
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You don't need ID -- they just ask you your name/address, check they have you registered, and check your signature against the one you gave when you registered to vote. If you're not registered you do need ID and proof of residence.
The current system gives you time to gather the required documents and recourse if the local government rejects it. It limits the ability of the people at the polling to turn you away.
It starts to make more sense when you consider all most people have are state issued IDs, combined with our political history of disenfranchisement -- particularly in the Jim Crow era.
Why are state issued IDs a problem?
I don't see a problem with getting a notification per mail some weeks before an election, which I then bring to the voting boot together with my ID where they check it with their list.