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Exactly, because absentee ballots are signature matched. I absentee ballot because I have homes in multiple states, but vote in only one.
In Michigan, the first thing you do at the poll is fill out a small (about 3" x 5") piece of paper with your name, address, DOB, and signature. The signature is matched right there before you are given a ballot.
How do you get to be "elderly" in America without having an ID?
You need an ID to do just about anything. How do you live your entire life without one?
Cases such as stated above have to be extremely rare. Also, consider that when states Institute voter ID laws, there are often provisions added to provide ID's at no cost. And it's not like they have to do it every year......most states ID's are good for 4 or 5 years at least.
And BTW, AARP is a Lefty organization with an agenda.
Bank night deposit plus workplace direct deposit + no car / no drive + long-term residence = I have not needed ID for some time.
As far as I am aware, the only id which identifies you as a citizen is a US passport, and to get one costs $110 and takes about four weeks. I guess a birth certificate is another, although it does not have a picture for the obvious reasons, and therefore cannot be used as an id.
You don't have to go to the hospital you were born at to get a a "certified original" copy of your BC. You don't need a "certified original" copy to an ID either.
When I applied for a passport, they wouldn't even take the original copy. You do the whole thing online to get an official copy, right from the comfort of your Lazyboy.
And you only need to do this once in your entire life. The rest of the time when you renew your ID or DL, you just need the old one.
In Oregon, you need to present a valid birth certificate to renew your DL or ID.
Every. Single. Time.
This tripped me up when it was time to renew; I carried expired ID for a year before I could afford another BC copy. Because The Rent Was Too Damn High, and everyone knows The Rent Eats First.
Arizona issues DL that expires on your 65th birthday - brilliant!
I was like 15 when I signed up for SS; needed it to work. At that awkward age, my guardians had my birth certificate so I didn't need to pay for it. Had my first paper route at twelve, dunno why I didn't need SS card then.
Believe it or not, there does exist a large number of poor black folk who don't have a birth certificate anymore due to loss etc. etc. and who were born long before digital records were kept. Trying to prove themselves that they're Americans is no easy task.
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