Stephen A. Smith Says Not Requiring ID To Vote Is ‘Absolutely Dumb’

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith said it was absurd not to require identification to vote in elections during a Tuesday interview on “Hang Out with Sean Hannity.”

Smith noted on the podcast that New York City mandated multiple forms of identification for New Yorkers in February who wanted gigs shoveling snow. He and host Sean Hannity agreed that it was foolish to require identification to shovel snow, but not to vote.

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“If the mayor of New York City is requiring two IDs to shovel snow, to shovel snow, to shovel snow — really? To shovel snow? How the hell do you not need ID to vote?” Smith asked. “I mean, it’s just ridiculous.”

After Hannity said it was “stupid,” Smith said it was “absolutely dumb.”

The New York City Department of Sanitation listed two original forms of identification and a Social Security number as requirements for registration to earn money shoveling snow ahead of a major blizzard. However, New York City’s Board of Elections does not mandate registered voters present identification at the polls unless they failed to provide it when registering.

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