ID requirement

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An ID requirement is a rule mandating that people show identification to access something—voting, buying alcohol, entering buildings, or boarding planes.

The term often appears in political debates over voter ID laws, where proponents cite fraud prevention and opponents argue such requirements disenfranchise those without government-issued identification: The new ID requirement kept many elderly voters from the polls.

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checkpoint · voting · TSA · DMV · age verification · legal drinking age · photo ID · card · immigration · border · proof · proof of age · authentication · carding · citizenship · documentation · license · eligibility

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Opposites
access restriction

ID requirementopen access

Free public scholarly content

free admission · open door policy · no questions asked · universal access · self-identification

anonymity vs. identification

ID requirementanonymity

Unknown identity state

privacy protection · honor system · pseudonymity · identity protection · confidentiality

voting/participation policy

ID requirementuniversal suffrage

All adults may vote

Family

requirement, identification, identify, identified, identifying, identifier, identifiable, identity, identities

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G