Indeed, as many as 170 countries , including Mexico and India, have national voter ID requirements. The United States does not have a national voter ID law, although many states require voters to present identification. For example, in California, presentation of a health club membership card is sufficient documentation of your right to vote. The purpose of this information is not to debate the California voting requirements, but to point out that the lack of a nationwide consistency of federal election voting requirements is inconsistent with the basic tenet of citizen voting eligibility and equality. Safely couched in the emotional womb of Trump Derangement Syndrome, they are never asked to justify why federal voter security should not be a major topic of discussion.