Here’s the purge I think you were talking about. This link leads to other links about the DOJ threatening to sue, etc.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57511862/floridas-voter-roll-purge-yields-few-results/
As far as rules for voting, you must show your photo ID, and voter registration card...they have a book with your name and address that you sign.
This year we voted by mail. And I found it interesting that they also have this safeguard about voting by mail. Since we requested a mail in ballot, it specified that if we decided to not use it, and went to the polls instead, we had to bring the mail in ballot with us because the roll at the precinct will be marked we received a mail in ballot and will not let us vote, if we don’t surrender the mail in ballot at the polling place.
You can also track your ballot on line to make sure it got to the Elections Office, that was nice. We didn’t mail ours, but dropped it off at one of the many drop off sites, but a week later, I went online and saw that our vote had been registered.
Also, we don’t use touch screens anymore (I think that’s statewide, but not sure.) We have to fill in the bubble with a black pen.
My precinct is heavily democratic, but the ladies at the polling place have been doing this for years and are always very nice, and accommodating.
So, it sounds like Florida has over the years, tightened up their policies to avoid fraud. I wonder just how many votes that means, and if that is why Florida might be safer than folks think come Tuesday.
I have read extensively about voter laws, and many states now have a variety of safeguards. That can only help the cause. And, in the coming years, it will get even better. The SC ruling coming up regarding AZ, then more court issues in PA and some others are positive signs. The AZ ruling is going to be huge, and sounds favorable so far.