ID for Voting

• can be expired for up to 4 years (no limitation on expiration period for people age 70+)
• ID address does not need to match address on your voter registration
• OK to use your TX driver license with old address from another TX county
• ID name does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• substantially similar match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.
• your license does not need to have a "REAL ID compliant" gold star in order to vote
• DPS paper receipt with photo/temporary TX Driver License is acceptable 

(Image from “Providing Identification for Voting in Texas.” Texas Secretary of State Elections Division, 2 May 2018, www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/id/acceptable-forms-of-ID.pdf.)

• can be expired for up to 4 years (no limitation on expiration period for people age 70+)
• ID address does not need to match address on your voter registration
• OK to use your TX Personal ID with old address from another TX county
• ID name does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• substantially similar match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.
• your TX personal ID does not need to have a "REAL ID compliant" gold star in order to vote
• DPS paper receipt with photo/temporary TX personal ID card is acceptable 

(Images from “Providing Identification for Voting in Texas.” Texas Secretary of State Elections Division, 2 May 2018, www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/id/acceptable-forms-of-ID.pdf.)

• can be expired for up to 4 years (no limitation on expiration period for people age 70+)
• ID name does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• substantially similar match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.
• your ID does not need to have a "REAL ID compliant" gold star in order to vote
• DPS paper receipt with photo/temporary DPS Election Identification Certificate is acceptable
• you can get an Election Identification Certificate for free if you do not already have any of the other forms of acceptable photo ID. Call the Texas Department of Public Safety (512) 424-2600 for more information.

Note: The Election Identification Certificate (photo above) is not the same thing as your Voter Registration Certificate/Card (photo below).

(Image of EIC from “Providing Identification for Voting in Texas.” Texas Secretary of State Elections Division, 2 May 2018, www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/id/acceptable-forms-of-ID.pdf.)

• can be expired for up to 4 years (no limitation on expiration period for people age 70+)
• ID name does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• substantially similar match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.

(Images from “Providing Identification for Voting in Texas.” Texas Secretary of State Elections Division, 2 May 2018, www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/id/acceptable-forms-of-ID.pdf.)

• military ID may include, but are not limited to
• Uniformed Services ID Cards
• Department of Defense (DoD) Common Access Card (CAC)
• DoD Civilian Retiree Cards
• Veteran Identification Card (VIC)
• Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)
• can be expired for up to 4 years (no limitation on expiration period for people age 70+)
• ID name does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• substantially similar match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.

(Images from “Providing Identification for Voting in Texas.” Texas Secretary of State Elections Division, 2 May 2018, www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/id/acceptable-forms-of-ID.pdf.)

• U. S. Certificate of Citizenship or U. S. Certificate of Naturalization
• name on certificate does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• substantially similar match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.

 (Image from “Providing Identification for Voting in Texas.” Texas Secretary of State Elections Division, 2 May 2018, www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/id/acceptable-forms-of-ID.pdf.)

• can be expired for up to 4 years (no limitation on expiration period for people age 70+)
• ID name does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• substantially similar match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.

• copy or original
• must show name and address
• address does not have to match the address you used to register to vote
• name does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• "substantially similar" match is acceptable—you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.
• expired or current
• examples:
• your voter registration card, expired or current

• a driver license from another state
• Texas Driver License expired for any number of years
• ID cards with address issued by federally recognized Native American tribes

• original, copy, or printout of online bill
• dated from within the past two months
• must show name and address
• address does not have to match the address you used to register to vote
• name does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• "substantially similar" match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.

• original paper statement, copy, or printout of online statement
• must show name and address
• address does not have to match the address you used to register to vote
• name does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• "substantially similar" match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.

• original or copy
• must show name and address
• address does not have to match the address you used to register to vote
• name on government check does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• "substantially similar" match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.

• original or copy
• must show name and address
• address does not have to match the address you used to register to vote
• name on paycheck does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• "substantially similar" match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.

• from any U. S. state (does not have to be Texas) or U. S. territory 
• original or copy
• must show name and address
• address does not have to match the address you used to register to vote
• name on document does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• "substantially similar" match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.

• original or copy
• must show name and address
• address does not have to match the address you used to register to vote
• name on document does not have to exactly match the name on your voter registration
• "substantially similar" match is acceptable; you'll simply initial a box acknowledging you are the person on the list of registered voters, and you will be offered an optional form that will change your name on your voter registration so you won’t be asked about it every time you vote.
• example:
• birth certificate from another country