The country does want voter ID. There should be a chain of custody from the voter to the counting, with checks and balances from the various parties involved, and maybe even video to ensure no hanky panky behind closed doors. Not video of the person voting - that’s private, but video of the trial that the votes follow while being counted and delivered from the voter to the counter.
Mittens has just chimed in endorsing mail-in voting as Nasty Nan ensures it will prevail in the next virus bill.