Kansas: Do you need an ID to vote?
Kansas requires a photo ID. A voter without one votes provisionally and must provide the ID before the county canvass.
Voters give their name, address if required, and signature, and show an ID from the state's list that has their name and photo, such as a driver's license, state ID card or passport. A voter without one may cast a provisional ballot. It counts only if the voter gets a valid photo ID to the county election office, by mail, in person or electronically, before the county board of canvassers meets. The law lists a few narrow exemptions.
Conditions
- Provisional voters must submit photo ID before the county canvass
What the law says
A person desiring to vote shall provide to the election board: (1) The voter's name; (2) if required, the voter's address; (3) the voter's signature on the registration or poll book; and (4) a valid form of identification listed in subsection (h). ... The following forms of identification shall be valid if the identification contains the name and photograph of the voter
Sources
- K.S.A. 25-2908 Official · kslegislature.gov
- K.A.R. 7-46-1 (Cornell LII) Mirror of official text · law.cornell.edu
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Kansas Secretary of State, Elections Division
- Phone
- 800-262-8683
- Website
- sos.ks.gov
How bordering states compare
- Colorado ID required, non-photo acceptedColorado requires in-person voters to show ID, and non-photo documents such as a utility bill or bank statement count.
- Missouri Photo ID requestedMissouri asks for photo ID. A voter without one casts a provisional ballot, which counts if it matches the signature on file.
- Nebraska Photo ID requestedNebraska requires photo ID, but voters who can't get one can sign a reasonable impediment form at the polls instead.
- Oklahoma ID required, non-photo acceptedOklahoma requires proof of identity at the polls, and the county's free voter ID card counts even though it has no photo.