If you are voting by mail for the first time you may need to provide a photocopy of your identification with your ballot. Voters who recently registered for the first time and are voting by mail are required to provide a photocopy of their identification.
When voting in person you will need one of the following types of identification:
Identification is required of first-time voters who register by mail and do not provide proof of identification with their application. If you have voted in previous elections, or registered in person, no ID is needed to vote.
If you do need to show ID at the polls, acceptable forms include any of the following with your name and current address:
If you are a new voter who is registering by mail, you will be required to show identification when you go to vote for the first time. If you are already registered at the board of elections or a state agency, you should not have to show identification at the polls. It is advisable for all new voters to bring identification when voting for the first time.
Acceptable IDs to to vote are:
You must show a photo ID in order to vote.The expiration date on the ID must not be more than 4 years before Election Day.
Any photo ID is acceptable if it was issued by the United States, the State of Arkansas or an accredited post-secondary educational institution in Arkansas.
If you do not show one of these forms of ID you may vote a Provisional Ballot.
To vote at the polls, you must provide picture identification that also shows a signature OR picture identification and another form of ID with your signature.
Examples of accepted photo IDs with a signature are:
You must show a photo ID or sign an affidavit attesting that you do not have a photo ID in order to cast a ballot.
Voters with picture ID: Voters can satisfy the ID requirement by showing a Michigan driver’s license or a Michigan personal identification card.
Voters who do not possess either document may show any of the following forms of picture ID as long as it is current:
• Driver’s license or personal ID card issued by another state.
• Federal or state government-issued photo ID.
• U.S. passport.
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), voters who do not have acceptable photo ID are able to vote in the November General Election by saying that coronavirus prevented them from getting an ID before Election Day. For additional information please contact your Board of Elections.
No ID is needed for voting UNLESS you registered to vote for the first time by mail and did not provide a copy of a current and valid photo ID along with a current utility bill or bank statement, you will need to show some form of ID at the polls.
Acceptable forms of ID are:
Identification is not required unless you are a first time voter who registered by mail and did not provide ID verification with application. If you registered to vote by mail in your county after January 1, 2003, and never voted in a federal election in the county, you are required to provide your county commissioner of registration with identification.
If your name appears on the list at the polling location, you do not need to show any ID in order to vote.
If you are a first time voter, and did not provide an acceptable form of ID with your registration from, you may be asked to show ID at the polls, such as:
