Question of the Day: Voter I.D. [Poll]

A new law in Rhode Island is taking effect that will require voters to show identification when heading to the polls.

The new law will still allow people without the proper identification to cast provisional ballots, according to the Boston Globe. And, the state is required to offer voter identification cards to those who lack the proper identification.

With the law, Rhode Island is the 30th state to pass the law. Massachusetts does not have a similar law.

Mansfield Board of Selectmen vice chairman in Aug. 2011 to require identification to vote, but the measure was shot down by the Attorney General.

Should voters be required to show identification at the polls?