State Voter ID Requirements

Photo ID required for all voters

Florida (with signature)

Photo ID requested

Hawaii

Louisiana i

South Dakotaii

Government-issued photo ID required for all voters

Arizona iii

Indiana

ID—including non-photo ID—required for all voters (18)

Alabama

Alaska

Arkansas

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

Kentucky

Montana

Missouri iv

New Mexico

North Dakota

Ohio

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

Washington

ID required only for first-time voters

Kansas

Pennsylvania (first time in an election district)

Only HAVA ID requirementsv ( 25)

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

**ID requirement waived if driver’s license or Social Security numbers are matched to a federal database


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.