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Originally Posted by MattyC
Do we get ID'd at poll stations? I honestly can't recall but I'm fairly certain we do.
I know that, if we didn't, I would be on a rampage to every polling station I could find to make sure I get 4 or 5 more votes than other people: said no one ever.
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Funny because I tend to agree with Locke on this one that I really don't see the huge deal about requiring ID since they ask for it in Canada whenever I've voted.
I get why the Republicans do it and that it is based on demographics that don't vote for them and in that respect I totally agree it is wrong.
I agree that it isn't likely to result in massive numbers of people committing voter fraud.
Perhaps I'm just ignorant of Canada's requirements and how they differ from the US. What I do know is that in the last Federal Election I was forced to go to the polling station to which I was assigned and produce ID. I think they said if I didn't have ID that I'd have to have someone vouch for me, which sounds like a huge PIA. Can someone confirm how voting rules work in Canada vs the US and why the ID debate is such a big deal?