[EL] current ID requirements

[Justin Levitt]

As others have said, the NCSL listing is invaluable.

But there's one small caveat for those using the NCSL list as 
shorthand.  At the top of the page, there's a summary that used to say 
"States that Request or Require Photo ID", without distinguishing 
between them.  (That summary box now has a typo, I believe.)  States 
that request photo ID make it possible for most voters to cast a valid 
ballot even if they don't have the right kind of photo ID, through an 
extra step or two; states that _require_ photo ID don't have that 
possibility.

As I've mentioned <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18408>, by my count 
there are five states (Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, and -- within the past 
two weeks -- Tennessee and Wisconsin; Texas would be the sixth if its 
new law is precleared) that _require_ photo ID.  But I've often heard 
the number stated as larger, by people conflating the states that 
require photo ID with the states where those without photo ID can still 
vote a valid ballot.

Justin

On 6/4/2011 7:19 AM, Megan Donovan wrote:
> This NCSL resource is helpful: 
> http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=16602
>
> On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Doug Hess <douglasrhess at gmail.com 
> <mailto:douglasrhess at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     Does anybody have an up-to-date file or web page that lists all the
>     current ID requirements either for any voter, or "first time" voters?
>
>     Thank you.
>
>     Doug Hess
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