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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is what you need to get an ID card in MD:

http://license.mva.maryland.gov/checklist/checklist.aspx

1. Birth certificate or valid US passport. Less than half of Americans have a passport. Who knows where their birth certificate is?
2. Original social security card or a W-2 or pay stub. Who still has their original social security card? And if you don't have a job, you don't have a W-2 or pay stub.
3. 2 proof of residential status in MD, like a utiliity bill, copy of tax return, credit card statement. Low-income, homeless, and unemployed people won't have any of these.

You also need $24 and to go to the Maryland MVA during their open hours (8:30-4:30 M-F, 8:30-12pm Saturday). There are 4 locations in MoCo: Gaithersburg, Walnut Hill, White Oak, Glenmont. Only one (Glenmont) is near a metro station.

Yes, all this can be done, but it's a lot of hurdles to go through, especially for an elderly or unemployed person who would need to do all this just so they can vote.[/quote]i got mine while i was unemployed[/quote]

It's all possible, it's just difficult. If you're unemployed, you may still have a past pay stub or your social security card.

The point is, it's not that easy for certain groups to get ID cards in MD, so requiring them in order to vote would make it very difficult for them to be able to vote.[/quote]

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