No it's not dead there, nor is it dead anywhere.
That's only if they are in the wrong precinct.
People can still claim they are somebody in that precinct, without ID, they can still cast a provisional ballot in someone else's name.
Josh, please inform yourself prior to making broad based claims.
This issue is dead here in Ohio.
This exceprt from the Columbus Dispatch.
"A three-judge panel of the 6 th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Saturday ruled those ballots won’t count unless they are cast in the proper precinct, reversing a lowercourt ruling against Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell."
The rest of the article is here.
http://www.dispatch.com/election/election-local.php?story=dispatch/2004/10/25/20041025-A1-02.html
In my precinct in Ohio and I assume all others you are forced to sign your name and the signatures are cross checked with a previous one right there when you get your ballot. If you claim to be someone else and the signature doesn't match you are asked to provide additional ID.
No, they can't.
If asked for proof of ID in Ohio, you have to present it.