To be able to vote, one must be a U.S. citizen, over the age of 18, and a resident in the country. You must vote in the county you are registered in. If you move to another county you must re-register.
For the 2012 presidential election, Texas attempted to pass a law that requires a photo I.D. to vote. The law was struck down, ruling that requiring a photo I.D. to vote was said to hurt turnout of minority voter and impose “strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor” by charging those voters who lack proper documentation fees to obtain election ID cards. -nytimes.com
In Texas it is not required to show a photo I.D. to be able to vote. A person can register to vote online with no I.D. and show up to the polls with only a utility bill. In February the Pew Center on the states found that 24 million flawed voter registrations nationwide. Of those 24 million, some include duplicate records, people who are registered in two or more states, and 2 million voters that are deceased.
The Obama administration believes there is no voter fraud and the new ID laws are an attempt by conservatives to disenfranchise poor voters who do not have ID and tend to vote for Democrats.
When people vote at the polls they are actually voting for which candidate receives it's electors The electoral college decides who wins the presidency. This is a good thing considering there is voter fraud.
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