In an effort to boost Mexico’s voter turnout for the upcoming 2018 presidential elections, Mexico will issue for the first time a voter ID card to Mexican citizens living outside of the country.

The meme states, in part, that voters in Mexico must “have a tamper-proof ID card with a thumbprint and ... the photo ID has multiple security features, including a hologram and thumbprint.

“In essence, Spartanics’ machine checks each card to verify all the security features are in place and compares the data against the original database that supplied the information,” said Spartanics’ ...

The committee is urging that lawmakers allow immigrants to present a card issued by the Mexican Consulate, called "matrícula consular," as identification to be able to vote rather than a Mexican voter ...

On the other side, critics of voter ID card plans maintain there are a number of reasons why what is used in Mexico isn't necessarily a feasible solution or a panacea for the United States ...

Olson said the card hasn’t ended voter fraud, “but it’s much more difficult.” Miller said: “To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with ...

Among the biggest problems, critics said, is that few expatriates had the Mexican voter ID cards — issued only in Mexico — required for the program. "I feel like I am tied up, that I cannot ...

Requisites are simple, he said: A Mexican birth certificate, proof of physical address and an official government ID such as a passport. Those who get voter ID cards will be able to vote by mail ...