One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail elections in New Jersey
I don&#x27;t understand why voter ID is such a big deal in the United States. In my country (Sweden) you <i>cannot</i> vote without identifying yourself with a state-issued ID card or passport, no exceptions. If you for some reason lack both you need to have someone that can affirm your identity (and they need to show their own identification papers). Nobody complains about it because it is a necessary precondition for a fair and rigorous democratic system and everyone implicitly agrees upon this. If you don&#x27;t like it then don&#x27;t participate.<p>I don&#x27;t buy the argument that it disenfranchises voters. Even the poorest in my country are able to vote despite having these voter ID restrictions. India also has some form of voter ID too, and their population is almost triple the American population and substantially poorer.<p>I can&#x27;t help but think that there is some kind of malicious intent behind the opposition to voter ID, but it is unfortunately very difficult to prove.