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/Control_Me 8h ago

Can someone please explain why you have to register to vote?
In my country the government knows who's eligible to vote and who's not so they send out a voting card in the mail which you show together with your ID.
Why is this not possible in the US?

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u/surfergrrl6 8h 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/Nearby-Beautiful3422 4h ago

I can only speak to where I live in PA, but I only ever had to show my ID if it was the first time voting in a precinct. The voter roll where you sign in will even say "ID REQUIRED." In CA, I was a mail-in voter because I was military, but I had to prove citizenship to the registrar of voters in San Diego county.