[EL] boarding plane without showing ID

[Michael McDonald]

It is not hard to imagine at all: it is called signing an affidavit swearing
that you are who you say you are. Several states provide this failsafe for
people who do not have photo id.

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Dr. Michael P. McDonald
Associate Professor, George Mason University
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

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-----Original Message-----
From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu
[mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Josiah
Neeley
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:01 AM
To: Justin Levitt; Jerald Lentini
Cc: Doug Hess; Election Law
Subject: Re: [EL] boarding plane without showing ID

I'm trying to imagine what would happen if someone proposed a similar sort
of "accommodation" for people who show up to vote without a photo ID. 
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From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu
[law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] on behalf of Justin Levitt
[levittj at lls.edu]
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 6:55 AM
To: Jerald Lentini
Cc: Doug Hess; Election Law
Subject: Re: [EL] boarding plane without showing ID

When I walked into the airport Wednesday night, I did not have photo ID
(either govt-issued or not) in my wallet. At the risk of too much sharing,
here's what I did have: two credit cards, firing range card, health
insurance card, blood donor card, coffee shop frequent visitor card, and a
few business cards. I was also carrying a checkbook. But no photos. 

The TSA officer looked at my boarding pass, and then had me step aside for
some additional questions -- another officer reviewed the documentation, and
asked a bit more. Then I was asked to step through the (regular) security
line, where my bags were screened, and an officer got to see a wholly
unappealing backscatter picture.  The entire thing took about ten minutes
longer than it otherwise would have. And worked exactly as it was supposed
to. This wasn't a parlor trick ... it was policy.

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