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Voting Identification Requirements

For Registered Voters

With Photo ID

As outlined in Idaho Statute §34-1113, a registered voter must present a photo ID. (A voter without photo ID may sign a Personal Identification Affidavit instead, see the Without Photo ID section below.)
Forms of photo identification may be any one of the following:
  • An Idaho driver’s license or Idaho photo identification card.
  • A U.S. passport or Federal photo identification card.
  • A tribal photo identification card.
  • A current student photo ID, issued by an Idaho high school or post secondary education institution.
  • A license to carry a concealed weapon issued by a county sheriff in Idaho.
After presenting proper photo identification, the voter will be issued a ballot to be tabulated with all other ballots.

Without Photo ID

As outlined in Idaho Statute §34-1114, a registered voter may sign a Personal Identification Affidavit in lieu of presenting photo identification.
If a voter is not able to show an acceptable ID, the voter will be given the option to sign the Personal Identification Affidavit.
On the Affidavit, the voter swears to his/her identity under penalty of perjury, a felony under Idaho Statute §34-1114.
After signing the Affidavit, the voter will be issued a ballot to be tabulated with all other ballots.

For Non-Registered Voters

As outlined in Idaho Statute §34-408A, an individual who is eligible to vote (as outlined in Idaho Statute §34-402) may register to vote by:
  1. appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in which the individual maintains residence,
  2. by completing a registration application,
  3. making an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and
  4. providing proof of residence dated at least 30 days prior to election day.
An individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by:
  • Showing an Idaho driver’s license or Idaho identification card issued through the department of transportation; or
  • Showing any document which contains a valid address in the precinct together with a picture identification card; or
  • Showing a current valid student photo identification card from a postsecondary educational institution in Idaho accompanied with a current student fee statement that contains the student’s valid address in the precinct.

Administration & Elections Office

Idaho State Capitol Building
East Wing, Second Floor
700 W. Jefferson, #E205
Boise, ID 83702

Hours:
Monday — Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(closed Noon – 1:00 p.m.)

Contact:
(208) 334-2852
[email protected]
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