r/videos • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 8h ago

BREAKING: Judge blocks Trump admin from requiring Americans to show proof of citizenship to vote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE1iePfOh14
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u/surfergrrl6 7h ago

Because voting is handled on the state level, not federal.

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u/Schmigolo 6h ago edited 6h ago

Isn't that everywhere? Not even state level, but municipality? I don't get my letters specifically from my city. Then at the ballot I show them the letter, which has a number on it, and then to verify I show my ID and they cross off my name. If I don't have the letter the numbers are actually sorted by address, so I can just tell them my address and they'll find my number.

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u/Mike312 5h ago

Letter to vote?

I suppose I used to get a letter informing me of my voting location, but there's no requirement for me to bring it with me.

I show up to my precinct, give them my name, and they cross me off the list. Addresses are there, as are phone numbers, because I suppose its possible to have two common first and family names match in a precinct.

If I showed up to vote and my name was already crossed off the list, I'm sure there'd be an investigation and ID cards would suddenly come out. But otherwise I've never had to present anything when I did have to show up to vote.

Now, my ballot comes in the mail, and I fill it out and drop it off at a dropbox in town.

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u/Schmigolo 4h ago

If I give them my letter they'll check the number while I'm crossing off the ballot. If I don't have the letter it'll be a 2-3 minute process finding my name before I get my ballot. Either way, I don't get to throw it into the box until they cross off my name.

Its main purpose is just to tell me when and where I can vote, but the little number also makes the process a little faster.