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Re:Voting in France: Paper ballots, cast in person; no machines by tablespoon on Friday April 08, 2022 @10:37AM (#30957385)
> I believe the US has a national ID scheme, just not a mandatory one. You need to request an ID card (though the vast majority of people just use their driving license), but just like you need to proactively get your ID card issued and renewed in France.

It has national ID standards for drivers licenses, but as far as I know it doesn't issue any kind of national-level ID document besides passports (and passport cards), and you can only get those as a citizen.

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Re:Voting in France: Paper ballots, cast in person; no machines by cm2187 on Friday April 08, 2022 @10:40AM (#30957434)
Are non citizens allowed to vote in state and federal elections?
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Re:Voting in France: Paper ballots, cast in person; no machines by tablespoon on Friday April 08, 2022 @10:45AM (#30957522)
> Are non citizens allowed to vote in state and federal elections?

No. I kinda lost sight of the context.

Also, IIRC, passports are one of the harder and more expensive forms of ID to get.

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