Voter identification legislation in the United States, 2025

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In recent years, state legislatures across the country have implemented voter identification laws. These laws require voters to present some form of identification at the polls. In some cases, the required identification must include a photo.

This article presents information about the voter identification legislation introduced during or carried over to each state's 2025 legislative session.

For more information about election legislation proposed and enacted in 2025, visit our election legislation tracker.

Voter identification legislation

The table below lists voter identification bills introduced during or carried over to each state's 2025 legislative session. The following information is included for each bill:

• State
• Bill number
• Official bill name or caption
• Most recent action date
• Legislative status
• Sponsor party
• Topics dealt with by the bill

Bills are organized by state and then by most recent action. The table displays up to 100 results. To view more bills, use the arrows in the upper-right corner. Clicking on a bill will open its page on Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which includes bill details and a summary.

Voter identification laws by state

See also: Voter identification laws by state

For detailed information on each state's voter ID laws, click the links below.

• Voter ID in Alabama
• Voter ID in Alaska
• Voter ID in Arizona
• Voter ID in Arkansas
• Voter ID in California
• Voter ID in Colorado
• Voter ID in Connecticut
• Voter ID in Delaware
• Voter ID in Florida
• Voter ID in Georgia
• Voter ID in Hawaii
• Voter ID in Idaho
• Voter ID in Illinois
• Voter ID in Indiana
• Voter ID in Iowa
• Voter ID in Kansas
• Voter ID in Kentucky
• Voter ID in Louisiana
• Voter ID in Maine
• Voter ID in Maryland
• Voter ID in Massachusetts
• Voter ID in Michigan
• Voter ID in Minnesota
• Voter ID in Mississippi
• Voter ID in Missouri
• Voter ID in Montana
• Voter ID in Nebraska
• Voter ID in Nevada
• Voter ID in New Hampshire
• Voter ID in New Jersey
• Voter ID in New Mexico
• Voter ID in New York
• Voter ID in North Carolina
• Voter ID in North Dakota
• Voter ID in Ohio
• Voter ID in Oklahoma
• Voter ID in Oregon
• Voter ID in Pennsylvania
• Voter ID in Rhode Island
• Voter ID in South Carolina
• Voter ID in South Dakota
• Voter ID in Tennessee
• Voter ID in Texas
• Voter ID in Utah
• Voter ID in Vermont
• Voter ID in Virginia
• Voter ID in Washington
• Voter ID in Washington, D.C.
• Voter ID in West Virginia
• Voter ID in Wisconsin
• Voter ID in Wyoming

See also

• Ballotpedia's election legislation tracker
• Ballotpedia's The Ballot Bulletin
• Election laws and legislation in the United States
• Voter identification legislation in the United States, 2024
• Voter identification legislation in the United States, 2023
• Voter identification legislation in the United States, 2022
• Voter identification legislation in the United States, 2021

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