An amendment to the Nevada Constitution that would require photo identification to be required when voting in person, or for the addition of either the last 4 digits of their Nevada Driver's License number or their Social Security card or their Voter Registration number.
Nevada currently uses a system of matching a voter's signature completed at the polls when providing their name, address and signing attesting that they are aware it is illegal and subject to steep fines for voting more than once to an electronic copy of their signature obtained through DMV &/or Voter Registration files. Other electronic copies may be utilized if needed. Forensic handwriting research has shown that signatures contain highly identifiable features and that human examiners (the election workers) are highly accurate at distinguishing genuine signatures from forgeries. Studies have been done by the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), MIT's Election Administration Research group and the Brennan Center for Justice - Signature Verification Analysis. In each case, Nevada's system of signature verification as well as its system for "curing" (making right) ballots are validated.
Currently there is no evidence to show that the Signature Verification in NV is faulty. There are no instructions or guidance in this Constitutional Amendment for Election Officials to use on how to utilize photo identification. Additionally, studies from NIST have shown that facial appearance changes enough over 2-5 years to reduce accuracy, especially for those over the age of 40. Psychology studies done by the Univ of Aberdeen have shown that "people correctly matched unfamiliar faces to ID photos only 70-80% of the time". Together, TSA and DMV data show that driver's-license photos are not a stable long-term identifier, and mismatches are common.
Indivisible Carson City's position: Vote NO on Question 7.