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I believe I discussed this in the thread that Doc referenced but:
Michigan has a similar law. If you don't have a picture ID with you when you go to vote, you have to sign an attestation that you are really you. The glitch though, is that you have to show photo ID the first time you vote after you register for the first time. Your other option is that you must register to vote at the city clerk's office, not through other means that are available because other means don't allow you to show photo ID to someone for verification.
What's the big deal? I thought that, until we realized, hypoallergenic can't register to vote unless she goes to the City Clerk's office because her first voting experience has to be by absentee ballot, and you can't show photo ID when you are voting absentee. This seems to be the biggest problem for new voters who are often away at college the first time they vote. I'm glad I came across that rule before she registered to vote using another method though.
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