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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]918 here. i think the entire voter ID thing needs to be explained better cause the straw man argument about needing id to buy liquor vs. voting is annoying.

most of these laws require a specific form of ID. not everyone drinks or takes plane trips so people need to stop assuming. again, these laws require a SPECIFIC form of ID. so while 97 year old grandma has her social security card, that isnt going to work as ID for her to vote. neither will her expired driver license that she hasnt used in over 20 years because she doesnt drive anymore.

in turn, all of you are oversimplifying and/or completely ignorant to what is going on here. for a quick second i thought like some of you but the matter isnt that simple.

so when you are making grandma, a disabled, or individual who doest drive have to go however far to get a state issue id just to vote, you are making the entire experience a chore and putting them off to vote. hence, why this is an issue. and i havent even gotten to the things said person needs to bring in order to get said id (birth certificate, social security card, etc) which just adds to the burden.

so stop acting like this is similar to buying liquor or getting on a damn plane. its not.[/quote]

There's not really much room to argue with someone as wrong, yet committed to flawed reasoning as you I guess.
Acceptable forms of identification include the following: (Download Chart) 
•Virginia voter registration card

•Valid Virginia driver's license

•Military ID

•Any Federal, Virginia state or local government-issued ID

•Employer issued photo ID card

•Concealed handgun permit

•Valid student ID issued by any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth of Virginia

•[b]Current utility bill, bank statement, government check or paycheck indicating the name and address of the voter

•Social Security card (*please see below as the social security card does not satisfy special federal ID requirements)

A voter who does not bring an acceptable ID to the polls will be offered a provisional ballot.

Don't have one of these forms of ID? 
All Virginia active registered voters will be mailed a new Virginia voter registration card prior to the November 2012 General Election. If you are not registered but are eligible for registration, please register today and a voter registration card will be mailed to you by your local general registrar's office after your application has been processed.

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