WyomingWyoming voters would need unexpired photo ID in person
People voting in person in Wyoming would have to show an original, unexpired photo ID; certain school IDs and Medicare and Medicaid cards would not count.
What it does
At a polling place or absentee polling place, voters would have to show an ID from the allowed list. It must be original, unexpired, and show their photo.
Photo IDs issued by the University of Wyoming, Wyoming community colleges, and public schools would not count for in-person voting. Medicare and Medicaid cards would not count either.
Argument forRequiring an original photo ID could help poll workers check that the person voting matches the ID they show.
Argument againstSomeone with only one of the excluded cards might need another accepted ID to vote in person.
More detail
Voters would have to show an ID from the allowed list that has their photo. This applies immediately before voting in person at a polling place or absentee polling place. The ID must be original and unexpired. This rule would take effect immediately if the proposal becomes law.
The listed school IDs and Medicare and Medicaid cards would not count as voter ID. This applies to ID shown immediately before voting in person at a polling place or absentee polling place. The school IDs are those issued by the University of Wyoming, a Wyoming community college or a Wyoming public school. This rule would take effect immediately if the proposal becomes law.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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