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State Voter ID Requirements |
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Photo ID required for all voters |
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Florida (with signature) |
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Photo ID requested |
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Hawaii Louisiana i |
South Dakotaii |
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Government-issued photo ID required for all voters |
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Arizona iii |
Indiana |
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ID—including non-photo ID—required for all voters (18) |
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Alabama Alaska Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware Georgia Kentucky Montana |
Missouri iv New Mexico North Dakota Ohio South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington |
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ID required only for first-time voters |
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Kansas |
Pennsylvania (first time in an election district) |
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Only HAVA ID requirementsv ( 25) |
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California ** District of Columbia Idaho Illinois Iowa Maine Maryland** Massachusetts** Michigan** Minnesota Mississippi Nebraska |
Nevada ** New Hampshire New Jersey** New York North Carolina Oklahoma Oregon Rhode Island Utah Vermont West Virginia Wyoming Wisconsin |
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**ID requirement waived if driver’s license or Social Security numbers are matched to a federal database |
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i If the voter does not present a photo ID she may sign an affidavit and vote a regular ballot. Such voters may be challenged.
ii If the voter does not present a photo ID she may sign an affidavit and vote a regular ballot.
iii Photo ID or two other forms of ID are required.
iv The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed an order striking down the state’s voter ID statute in October 2006.
v HAVA requires first time registrants who register by mail to provide proof of identity. A broad range of documents may be used to establish identity. The identification requirement is waived if the state can match the applicant’s to information in another government database, typically Social Security or the state’s motor vehicle database.