Friday, October 24, 2008

Do You See A Problem Here ?

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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