Way back when we still had voter integrity and voters pretty much could trust the outcome of elections--voter roles were purged after every general election pretty much everywhere. Anybody who didn't vote in either the primary or general election was purged from the roles and had to re-register to vote. That pretty much cleaned up the roles from all who had died, moved out of their precincts, or were mentally disabled in nursing homes or whatever.
Voter ID assures the poll workers that a) you are the person on the voter rolls and b) live in the precinct where you are registered.
In the U.S.A. a photo ID is required for various activities, including buying cigarettes, legal marijuana, alcohol, opening a bank account, applying for food stamps, welfare, Medicaid, and Social Security, renting or buying a house, buying or renting a car, flying on an airplane, getting married, purchasing a gun, adopting a pet, applying for a hunting license, renting a hotel room, getting a fishing license, buying a cell phone, picking up prescription medication, visiting a casino, holding a protest or rally, donating blood, purchasing mature-rated video games, applying for unemployment or other government assistance programs.
All states will issue a real photo ID to all those eligible who request one. Nobody will convince me that a photo ID requirement disenfranchises ANYBODY from voting other than those who intend to cheat the system or are being used as useful idiots to cheat the system.
And it would further ensure voter integrity as well as give all Americans confidence that our elections are secure and honest if you had to provide proof of ID, citizenship, age, current residence in order to register to vote.
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