How can they not have an ID? Good question. Let us say that the person in question is a destitute single parent, make it a woman. Now let's put her downtown in a big city, one with a crummy public transportation system. So she hasn't got any money, hasn't got a car, and if there was a bus she couldn't afford to pay a babysitter while she took the half a day to go get the ID - whioch is what it would take at a minumum if public transportation has to be involved. Then let the state's DMV handle the ID issuing and put all of the DMV offices way out in the suburbs. In fact while you are at it close a couple of them, and concentrate the closings in areas that are heavily populated by Democrats. That is how its being done right this minute in Wisconsin. So now you know.
This assumes the kid is not old enough to be in school or that the parent can't get their kid babysat for a single day (or half day) by a family member or friend.
And if the single mom is that poor, is she really not on some sort of government assisstance (which requires ID)? If she isn't then she had to have an ID to get a job-- unless she makes all her money under the table?
Yup. Technically, she needs positive ID and a social security number to legally work. And if she is so poor she can't get the DMV or other location to get a photo ID, how likely is she to get to the polling place to cast a vote? But if she wants to vote, I wonder how many of those bleeding hearts that feel such compassion for her are willing to give her a ride to the DMV and hand her a $5 bill to get a photo ID?
A photo driver's license is just one of many forms of positive ID. I think all states now have photos on driver's licenses so that it can be used as positive ID and will issue a non-driver's license photo ID to anybody who doesn't want or can't qualify for a driver's license.
Saying that a photo ID would prevent the poor from voting is strictly a straw man argument and a lie.
It WILL do a lot to prevent ineligible persons from voting.