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Re:'If I Need ID to Buy Cough Syrup, Why Shouldn't I Need ID... by zacharytelschow on Monday December 30, 2013 @05:28PM (#6987485)
"It is not like you can take an electricity bill to any poll location and vote."

It's exactly like that in 8 states + DC ( Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Washington DC.): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_Day_voter_registration

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Re:'If I Need ID to Buy Cough Syrup, Why Shouldn't I Need ID... by clavalle on Monday December 30, 2013 @05:56PM (#6987655)
Well, just spot checking Wisconsin (because that is the first state to come up when I googled 'election day voter registration' requires a valid driver's license for same day registration.

So, no, not exactly like that.

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