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    Jul 30, 2012, 01:31 PM
    Do you have to prove that you are a US citizen to vote?
    I am a US citizen and I have just recently learned that we are not required to show ID to vote. If this is the case then isn't it possible for illegals to vote? Concerned
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    Jul 30, 2012, 01:51 PM
    Do you not receive voter registration with all pertinent data on it? That is your validation. At least that is the validation in Ontario. I don't show ID when I vote in provincial elections; when I make myself known , and show my voter registration, they check me off the list as being eligible to vote.

    I don't know, are you here to create a problem, are you a troll ?

    How often do you vote not to know the system where you are? Tell us.
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    Jul 30, 2012, 02:32 PM
    I've been a US citizen all my life and have never shown ID in order to vote (in NY and IL). I take along my voter card that comes in the mail in case there's a problem (but never has been one).

    There has never been a problem with illegals voting.
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    Jul 31, 2012, 12:19 PM
    Actually the voter ID requirements depend on the sate in which you liove. Here's a good overview of what form of ID is required, from:
    Voter ID: State Requirements

    As for whether illegals voting is an issue or not - lots of opinions and not much evidence one way or the other. Personally I'm more concerned with the possibility of voter fraud by regular citizens, such as a person voting multiple times under different names. That's how JFK won the 1960 election (thank you Illinois, where we vote early and often!), and it could happen again.
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