Republican initiative for voter ID in California gathers enough support for ballot measure

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10. Here in PA

to get a ballot, I have to electronically provide identification in some form if done online (driver's license, state ID, passport, I think last 4 digits of SS #, etc) or have that info on the ballot application that gets mailed to them, and then the application info is reviewed and approved by the County before a final ballot is sent to you.

When you mail or drop off the completed ballot at a designated drop box, election office, or polling place, it has to have been signed and dated or it will be rejected. The signature is on the back of the "outer envelope".

The envelopes and ballots are barcoded, so I expect when they first scan, they are running the whole thing through to do a barcode check and signature check before it is opened to remove the ballot (where the ballot itself is in its own "inner/privacy" envelope).