VOTER IDENTIFICATION AT THE POLLS

Before receiving a ballot at the polling place on election day, every voter is required to show proof of identity. 

ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATION

Following are the only types of identification that are acceptable and that can be used when voting at a polling place on election day. 

 1.         PHOTO identification with voter’s name and address

            ONE  REQUIRED

  • Valid Arizona driver’s license or non-operating identification license

  • Tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification

  • Valid United States, federal, state or local government issued identification

                                              ------ OR -----

2.         NON-PHOTO identification with voter’s name and address              TWO REQUIRED

  • Utility bill dated within ninety (90) days of the election.  A utility bill may be for electric, gas, water, solid waste, sewer, telephone, cellular phone or cable TV.

  • Bank or credit union statement dated within ninety (90) days of the election.

  • Valid Arizona Vehicle Registration

  • Indian Census Card

  • Property Tax Statement of the voter’s residence

  • Tribal Enrollment Card or other form of tribal identification

  • Vehicle Insurance Card

  • Voter Registration Card or Recorder’s Certificate

  • Valid United States federal, state or local government issued identification

  • Any “Official Election Material” mailing bearing the voter’s name and address

------ OR ------

 

3.         Mix and Match from Lists #1 & 2

            TWO REQUIRED

  • Any Valid Picture ID from List #1 with an address that does NOT match the Precinct Register WITH a non-photo ID from List #2 with an address that DOES match the Precinct Register

  • U.S. PASSPORT and one item from List #2

  • U.S. MILITARY ID and one item from List #2

CHECK AND UPDATE YOUR IDENTIFICATION NOW

Voters are encouraged to plan ahead and make sure that their IDs will be acceptable on election day.

ü      For photo IDs, make sure that the photo still actually looks like you.  

ü      Make sure that the name and address on the ID is current and matches the Maricopa County Elections signature roster.  Call 602-506-1511 to verify that information. 

ü      Be aware that if more than one person lives at your address, then only the person whose name actually appears on the utility bill will be able to use that utility bill for identification purposes.

PROVISIONAL BALLOTS

If the voter does not have acceptable identification at the polling place on election day, then a provisional or "conditional" provisional ballot can be voted.  The "conditional" provisional ballot will only be counted if the voter brings acceptable identification to the City Clerk or the Maricopa County Recorder by 5 p.m. on the Friday after the election. 

On the three days following the election, voter identification for "conditional" provisional ballots can be checked at the City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor of Tempe City Hall.   Hours for checking ID: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday through Friday following the election. 

NO ID REQUIREMENT FOR EARLY BALLOTS

Although voter identification is now required to obtain a ballot at the polls on election day, voter ID is NOT required for early ballots. This is because the voter’s original signature on the back of each early ballot is individually checked against the official version of the voter’s signature that is on file with the Maricopa County Elections Department.  If the signatures do not match, then the early ballot is not counted.