cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46320788
Of these states, six have Democratic trifectas, 23 have Republican trifectas, and seven have divided governments. There are currently 14 states that do not require identification at the polls outside of what is required by federal law. Of these 14 states, 10 have Democratic trifectas, and four have a divided government.


No it’s not really unclear at all if you actually look it up. The Secretary of State website run be each State has information about voting identification requirements and when and how provisional ballots work.
Exactly which forms of ID are acceptable varies however. That’s where the Voter ID laws that are an issue almost always require something like a State-issued ID that is not free to obtain. Which in practice means there is a required tax to be able to vote (poll taxes are clearly illegal) since you would be unable to vote for free if that was the only identification option. So States have alternative identification options.
Let’s take a real world example, in Arizona for instance (a Red/Purple state), here are the valid identification options:
And then if you need a provisional ballot, here are those requirements:
https://azsos.gov/elections/voters/voting-elections
Note that all of these are just for identification on the voting day, tto prove you are the person who’s name you’re voting as. States require you to register before the elections… and that is where things like citizenship and voting eligibility are verified ahead of time to even get you on the roster at your voting location.
And none of that addresses the reduction and removal of polling locations, long lines, little to no early voting options, etc. that are all designed to remove your ability to even get a chance to vote at all.