Following up on Sunday’s misleading report about voter registration forms, Monday’s New York Post has another misleading story about the identification required to vote.
The Post states that – “at the polls, voters are asked to show some form of photo ID, like a driver's license, to prove their identity.”
As anyone who has voted in New York can tell you, this is not true!
A form of identification is required of some but not all first time voters – only new voters who registered under the Motor Voter Law.
And a photo ID is not required. The identification is supposed to prove a voter’s residence not his or her citizenship, so such material as a utility bill, is sufficient proof.