Office of the Kansas Secretary of State

Acceptable Forms of Voter Identification

October, 2004

To satisfy the voter identification requirements of HAVA in Kansas, a voter must provide ID meeting the following criteria:

• the ID must belong in one of the categories spelled out in HAVA, as listed below
• the ID must contain the voter’s name and photo or the voter’s name and current residential address
• the ID must contain 2 of the following 3 items: name, current residential address, photo
• if an ID contains an address, it must match the residential address on the voter’s registration record

Categories and Examples

Kansas driver’s license or Kansas nondriver’s identification issued by DMV

Bank statement

Checking or savings account statement

Interest statement

Utility bill

Gas bill

Electric bill

Water bill

Telephone bill (cellular or land line)

Cable television bill

Paycheck

Paycheck stub

Notice of electronic deposit

W2 form

Government check

Medicare or Medicaid check

SRS check

WIC check

Other public assistance check

Other government document

US military ID card

College or high school student ID card

Passport

Nursing home roster if on government form (such as filed with KDHE, Aging)

Medicare or Medicaid card (must show name/current address)

Federal/state/county/local government employee ID

Pilot’s license

Hunting or fishing license

Gun permit

Ham radio operator’s license issued by Federal Communications Commission

Naturalization document (if it has 2 of 3 items, as stated above)

Vehicle registration

Copy of DMV change of address form

Statement from post office that an individual lives in and receives mail at a specific facility/location