{"id":365,"date":"2020-07-10T21:59:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T21:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/?p=365"},"modified":"2024-12-03T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T18:00:19","slug":"voter-id-news-can-i-vote-using-an-expired-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/voter-id-news-can-i-vote-using-an-expired-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Voter ID News: \u201cCan I Vote Using An Expired ID?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span class=\"med\"><strong>This week&#8217;s question:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"med\">My driver\u2019s license is expired \u2013 can I still use it to vote in the November election?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"med\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"med\">As usual, that depends. Some states allow voters who need ID to cast their ballot (either at the polls or absentee) to use an ID that has expired. But each state is different, so check VoteRiders\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/staterules\"><strong>state-specific pages<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to see if you can use your expired driver\u2019s license.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"med\"><strong>This week\u2019s articles of note:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Confusion continues to prevail in a number of states concerning voter ID issues \u2013 in many instances because of court rulings, including those that aren\u2019t entirely clear. For instance, in spite of a Tennessee court\u2019s recent decision allowing all eligible voters to vote by mail during the pandemic, first-time voters who mail their voter registration must vote in person.\u00a0Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fox17.com\/news\/local\/some-first-time-voters-in-tennessee-cant-cast-absentee-ballot\">more<\/a>\u2026.<\/li>\n<li>Iowa voters who wish to vote early in person will now have to provide ID before receiving their ballots. And if a voter writes incomplete or incorrect information when requesting an absentee ballot, the county auditor\u2019s office will no longer be allowed to correct it using existing voter registration information, they will contact the voter by phone and email, and then by physical mail. Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2020\/06\/14\/iowa-legislature-adjourns-2020-session-budget-voter-id-abortion-felon-voting\/3184423001\/\">more<\/a>\u2026.<\/li>\n<li>For those who haven\u2019t been closely following voting news, it may come as a surprise that even though Floridians passed a constitutional amendment that restores ex-felons\u2019 voting rights, it seems they will still not be able to vote in the upcoming August primary and the November general election. On the very day of the August primary, an appellate court will consider a subsequently enacted law that requires these citizens to pay back any fines, fees and restitution before their voting rights can be restored. Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thefulcrum.us\/florida-felon-voting-2646316652\">more<\/a>\u2026.<\/li>\n<li>But it\u2019s not all bad news for voters. In Virginia, a new law has gone into effect that removes the requirement that the ID have a photo and expands access to an absentee ballot by removing the requirement that the voter have an excuse. Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/virginia\/burke\/new-virginia-laws-take-effect-july-1-guns-casinos-voter-id\">more<\/a>\u2026.<\/li>\n<li>And for voting nerds everywhere, there\u2019s a fascinating new empirical study that examines the impact on voter turnout of requiring voters to provide ID. Spoiler alert:\u00a0 you\u2019ll have to pay to get the entire paper. Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/privpapers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3607351&amp;dgcid=ejournal_htmlemail_u.s.:constitutional:law:rights:liberties:ejournal_abstractlink\">more<\/a>\u2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s question: My driver\u2019s license is expired \u2013 can I still use it to vote in the November election? Answer: As usual, that depends. Some states allow voters who need ID to cast their ballot (either at the polls or absentee) to use an ID that has expired. 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