itisnollid t1_ivn6b9i wrote on November 9, 2022 at 4:21 AM

Unrelated, but I was surprised they didn’t ask for my ID. I even asked, so you don’t need to see my ID, and the lady said no. I don’t know if it has anyways been this way; I guess we are all on edge now with how voting has become. Politics aside, is that normal?

4ndr0med4 t1_ivncnc7 wrote on November 9, 2022 at 5:21 AM

Former Poll Worker here.

New Jersey doesn't require ID to vote, however, there are a few exceptions.

When you first register, unless you never did it at the DMV, you will be asked to give your license. You can use your social if you don't have that (or a state ID). We do have a few individuals on our books that will mention they need to be verified, whether that's to make sure their address is correct (especially for first-time voters) or some other rule. I don't know why else they do it, but we may ask to just have a form of ID if it is explicit. Otherwise, we will not ask, we are discouraged from asking.

For Proof of ID, both photo-id and non-photo ID, including the sample ballot, a bank statement, even your Costco card, works.

purplepickles82 t1_ivoee0e wrote on November 9, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Idk where u voted but my license was scanned by the poll worker at the table where they usually would just look at it and match the signatures. They even commented how much easier it is now to process voters.