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Right Number, But the Wrong Answer
A Survey of New York 's Local Boards of Elections' Answers
about New Identification Requirements for Voters
Appendix C: Acceptable ID for First-Time Voters Who Register By Mail
Current and valid photo identification should include all forms of photo ID including:(*)
- Driver’s License
- Non-driver’s identification
- Passport
- Student identification cards
- Credit or automated teller cards with photo
A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter should include:
- Voter registration cards/notice issued by the Board of Elections
- Electronic Benefit Transaction (EBT) cards or Department of Social Services (DSS) cards
- Public housing identification cards, lease and rent statements and agreements, or rent statement agreements provided pursuant to subsidized housing programs
- Social Security Administration card, check or benefits statement
- Student identification cards, tuition statements or bills from public colleges and
universities (SUNY and CUNY schools)
- Insurance cards issued pursuant to government administered or subsidized
health insurance programs (e.g., Medicare or Medicaid cards)
- Copies of correspondence or bills from a federal, state or local government
- Discharge certificate, release papers, pardons, or other official documents issued
to the voter in connection with the resolution of a criminal case, indictment,
sentence or other matter, in accordance with state law
- Discount cards issued by public transportation authorities or providers to senior
citizens or persons with disabilities (e.g., Access-a-Ride cards)
- Identification cards issued by government homeless shelters and other
temporary or transitional housing facilities
- Utility bill or correspondence from a utility company relating to an account or
establishment of an account dated within the last three months (including bills or correspondence from a gas, electric, telephone or cable provider)
- Bill or letter from a home heating oil or propane supplier or delivery service
relating to such an account
- Statement or correspondence from a financial institution to a person with an
established relationship with such institution, including a bank statement, investment account statement, brokerage statement, pension fund statement, dividend check or such other notice or letter relating to an existing account or investment
- Any document or statement provided to a taxpayer evidencing income or
eligibility for a tax deduction or tax credit (including W-2 Forms, IRS tax
statements,
NYS tax statements)
- A paycheck or paycheck stub
- Military identification
- Marriage license or Certificate of Domestic Partnership
- Government employee identification
- Unemployment insurance statement
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