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> refuse to accept college IDs as valid for voting, even those issued by the state government

What state governments issue a college ID? It’s been a while for me but I don’t recall much evidence required for me to get a college ID and even though I went to a public state university, it definitely was not government issued. Nobody would have accepted it as proof of identity besides the college, certainly not for voting

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Public universities are state agencies. What they require to issue ID and if anyone accepts it are different questions. But state issued photo ID isn't an unusual standard.

So only public universities count, but not private ones? School ID's are not considered valid identification for any other government form, (I-9, W2, etc), so I don't think it makes sense to say they count here as well.

What counts depends on the standard. State issued excludes private universities.

Form I-9 says school ID card with a photograph is a document that establishes identity.[1] It doesn't say it has to be state issued.

Form W-2 is a wage and tax statement from your employer. What identification is involved?

[1] https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-docume...

If a state school issues an ID, are they not a government entity issuing identification? Whether it’s acceptable by a third party is another question, of course.