I'm from Canada, so have no personal experience in USA elections. However, it is my understanding that IDs to vote are not common in USA. And they are a controversial issue--with the Republicans wanting voter IDs and Democrats blocking them. Each side is guilty of trying to write election laws to give them an edge, not what's best for democracy.

So if voter IDs are required to get a ballot in USA elections, why do I keep hearing about this issue on CNN and other places?

I was involved in Canadian politics circa 1990. We had no ID laws, just show up, state your name (or should I say a name on a voter's list), and vote. The scenario I described was prevelent. But the nature of our elections is that this kind of cheating might change results in maybe three out 300 constiuencies. But there were always a few people who went to vote and found someone had voted for them. Enough of these stories do lead to discrediting the election results.

About 2000, the election authorities tightened up the rules: Canadians had to show some kind of ID before getting a ballot. There was a lot of bitching that first election. But after the third federal/provincial election cycle, the people got used to bringing some kind of ID. It is not an issue any more.

The best way to stop dead people from voting in the USA is to have ID laws. If there were such laws, Mr. Trump could not say dead people were voting.