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1. Sorokin Alexei (xrevan86@loadaverage.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Nov-2020 15:57:34 EST Sorokin Alexei
   @lain Voter registration in the US expires and the requirements vary depending on the state.
   Personalausweis is an internal passport, in the US that function is mostly covered by a Social Security Number.
   These things are hard to compare.
   But also, it is odd to take money from a citizen for an internal passport.
   1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 13-Nov-2020 16:08:33 EST lnxw48a1

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      I'm only familiar with California's voter registration, but mine hasn't ever expired. I do have to re-register whenever I change addresses (or political parties, but I'm currently "decline to state" which frees me from all of those).
      1. Sorokin Alexei (xrevan86@loadaverage.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Nov-2020 16:16:53 EST Sorokin Alexei

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         @lnxw48a1 Political parties?
         What a contrast, a Social Security Number which is barely anything and voter registration which is a bit much.
         1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 13-Nov-2020 16:23:11 EST lnxw48a1

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            @xrevan86 We also have state ID cards, which are usually also driver's licenses. That's what is used for identification purposes almost everywhere.