Always,
I would not be looking for more stringent ID rules. CT already requires a picture ID. Only twice in the past ten years have I had a voter refuse t show ID and fill out the affidavit instead.
CT is one of only 4 states NOT to allow early voting and has only 6 exceptions for absentee ballots. I vote absentee as I do not work in my own district’s polling location. Assigning poll workers, asst Registrars and moderators to poll locations out of their districts reduces the appearance of possible fraud.
This year CT had one question on the ballot: To allow early voting. It passed with more than 60% of the vote. I was in favor of it, as it will increase voter participation.
Your child should ake a complaint to the Registrar of Voters in your municipality and your Secretary of State. giving his name, the fact he was a first time voter, the poll location and time he voted and that he was not asked for the ID.
It will be investigated.
That said: I have not read the voting instructions for your state. The fact that it said he had to bring a picture proof of ID, does not mean the same thing as he will be asked to produce it before being allowed to vote. Some poll locations may only ask every so many voters or if there is a challenge.
We ask every voter in our town and train our poll workers to do so, even if the voter is a member of their immediate family.
Our Town’s chief exec is the First Selectman, she was asked for her Drivers License.
For the record, the ID is handed to a checker who compares picture and person, checks address and asks the person to state there name and address aloud to be checked off in the book by the checker of the other party at that table.
I would hope your son is not so gullible to believe the conspiracy theorists.
This year the Republicans ran an Election Denier for Secretary of State in CT. he lost in a landslide, voters resented his lack of faith in ability to run a fair and accurate election and were not bout to put him in charge of future elections.
Lastly, when it comes to running elections, our party affiliations are left outside the polls. It is about honesty, integrity and accuracy. I do not attend any of the candidate’s or party’s events after the polls close. After an 18 hour day I want to go home and rest my feet and voice. I greeted and spoke to more than 3000 voters on election day, resolved problems and made sure with the other asst Registrar and Moderator that we accounted for every ballot.
BTW, In CT, Moderators must take a course and pass an exam. After that they can work as moderator in any municipality in the state. Our town tries to hire moderators who do not live in town to avoid any appearance of monkey business. I cannot say that for every town. We also rotate polling locations for workers each year. We have 7 locations, plus Same day registration and voting at Town Hall. I had not worked at the location I was at this year since 2014.