Marines allowed to use Knife Hands as voter identification

WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security announced today that members of the U.S. Marine Corps can use a properly deployed ‘Knife Hand’ as a valid form of identification at all federal election sites this year.  

“Marines may now present a Knife Hand in lieu of a state-issued ID or military Common Access Card as an exception to the REAL ID Act of 2005,” said Glen McFeely, a DHS spokesman. “When properly displayed, with all four fingers extended and the thumb tightly clenched, Knife...