{"id":4989,"date":"2026-07-26T17:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4989"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:12:01","slug":"tim-kaine-rejects-national-voter-id-mandate-says-states-should-handle-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4989","title":{"rendered":"Tim Kaine rejects national voter ID mandate, says states should handle issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, on Sunday rejected calls for a national voter ID mandate, saying instead state legislatures should pass their own voter identification laws.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4987\">Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of stoking antisemitism, says Democrats privately fear radical fringe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The White House and Republicans have pointed to the thousands of noncitizen voters shown to have been added to New Jersey\u2019s voting rolls as more evidence to back the GOP\u2019s voter ID legislation known as the SAVE Act.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill said the noncitizens could register because of an \u201cerror\u201d in the state\u2019s software system that allows customers at its Motor Vehicle Commission to register to vote and that fewer than 400 cast ballots in the last election.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kaine said on \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d that New Jersey already has voter ID and its software error was a \u201cvery unfortunate glitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImportantly, it wasn\u2019t that individuals were trying to vote illegally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a computer glitch that when they registered for driver\u2019s licenses and said they were non-citizens, the glitch got them mistakenly classified as citizens and registered them to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kaine said, the \u201cright answer\u201d is a voter ID law passed at the state level in New Jersey, noting, \u201cAs you know, Virginia has a voter ID law that\u2019s sort of been acceptable, whether our governors are Democrats or Republicans, it\u2019s worked.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4985\">Waltz: Military action against Iran still on the table even as U.S. strikes on hold<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy Virginians are not telling me we need to have a one-size-fits-all voter ID requirement for the entire nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Voter ID requirements vary from state to state, with some states requiring a government photo ID at the polls, while others may ask for a college identification or some other form of ID.<\/p>\n<p>As of July 2026, 36 states required voters to show identification at the polls on Election Day in order to cast a ballot, but many states offer exceptions to these laws.<\/p>\n<p>Among these states, 24 require that voters show ID with a photo, with certain exceptions. Twelve states did not clearly require photo ID.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining 14 states do not require voters to provide identification to cast ballots at the polls.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4983\">Court upholds block on Trump plans to use post office to police election<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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