Only 24 states require
identification prior to voting in 2008
Cross posted from: http://voterid.blogtownhall.com/2008/10/24/only_24_states_require_identification_prior_to_voting_in_2008.thtml
According to a recent report from the National Council of State Legislatures only 24 states currently require voters to provide identification prior to voting. Seven of those states specify that voters must show a photo ID; the other seventeen states accept additional forms of identification that do not include a photo. (See table below.) However, all these states have some sort of recourse for voters without identification to cast a vote. In Georgia and Indiana, voters without identification can cast a provisional ballot, but must return to election officials within a few days and show a photo ID in order for their ballots to be counted.
State | Minimum Identification Required Prior to Voting |
Alabama | Non-photo ID |
Alaska | Non-photo ID |
Arizona | Non-photo ID |
Arkansas | Non-photo ID |
California | None |
Colorado | Non-photo ID |
Connecticut | Non-photo ID |
Delaware | Non-photo ID |
Florida | Photo ID |
Georgia | Photo ID |
Hawaii | Photo ID |
Idaho | None |
Illinois | None |
Indiana | Photo ID |
Iowa | None |
Kansas | None |
Kentucky | Non-Photo ID |
Louisiana | Photo ID |
Maine | None |
Maryland | None |
Massachusetts | None |
Michigan | Photo ID |
Minnesota | None |
Mississippi | None |
Missouri | Non-photo ID |
Montana | Non-photo ID |
Nebraska | None |
Nevada | None |
New Hampshire | None |
New Jersey | None |
New Mexico | None |
New York | None |
North Carolina | None |
North Dakota | Non-photo ID |
Ohio | Non-photo ID |
Oklahoma | None |
Oregon | None |
Pennsylvania | None |
Rhode Island | None |
South Carolina | Non-photo ID |
South Dakota | Photo ID |
Tennessee | Non-photo ID |
Texas | Non-photo ID |
Utah | None |
Vermont | None |
Virginia | Non-photo ID |
Washington | Non-photo ID |
West Virginia | None |
Wisconsin | None |
Wyoming | None |
* Report date: October 23, 2008. For additional information see:
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/elect/taskfc/voteridreq.htm
Note: The federal Help America Vote Act mandates that all states require identification from first-time voters who registered to vote by mail and did not provide verification of their identification with their mail-in voter registration.
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