IMPORTANT NOTICE: ID
at the polls is required for all Arizona elections.
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Every qualified elector is required to show proof of identity at the polling place before receiving a ballot. The elector shall announce his/her name and place of residence to the election official and present one form of identification that bears the name, address, and photograph of the elector or two different forms of identification that bear the name and address of the elector.
Following is a list of acceptable forms of identification.
Acceptable forms of identification with photograph, name, and address of the elector
- Valid Arizona driver license
- Valid Arizona nonoperating identification license
- Tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification
- Valid United States federal, state, or local government issued identification
An identification is "valid" unless it can be determined on its face that it has expired.
Acceptable forms of identification without a photograph that bear the name and address of the elector (two required)
- Utility bill of the elector that is dated within ninety days of the date of the election. A utility bill may be for electric, gas, water, solid waste, sewer, telephone, cellular phone, or cable television
- Bank or credit union statement that is dated within ninety days of the date of the election
- Valid Arizona Vehicle Registration
- Indian census card
- Property tax statement of the elector's residence
- Tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification
- Recorder's Certificate
- Valid United States federal, state, or local government issued identification, including a voter registration card issued by the county recorder
An identification is "valid" unless it can be determined on its face that it has expired.
History of ID at the Polls
On November 2, 2004, the voters passed into law Proposition 200, which
requires voters who vote at the polls to present one form of identification
that bears the name, address and photograph of the voter or two different
forms of identification that bear the name and address of the elector
before receiving a ballot.
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-452(A), Secretary of State Jan Brewer drafted rules to implement this identification at the polls requirement. In accordance with A.R.S. § 16-452(B), these rules were approved by the Attorney General and Governor on September 7, 2005, and was precleared by the United States Department of Justice on October 7, 2005.
View the PROCEDURE FOR PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION AT THE POLLS 
(ID procedure begins on page 127)
Announcements
- October 7, 2005 - Prop. 200 ID at Polls Procedure is Pre-Cleared by U.S. Department of Justice
- September 7, 2005 - Sec. of State's Latest Clarification to DOJ Still Upholds Voter ID Requirement
- August 17, 2005 - Sec. of State Brewer Successful in Gaining ID at Polls, Approval Attorney General and Governor Comply With Voter Mandate That Everyone Present ID at Polls
- August 12, 2005 - Sec. of State Brewer Forwards Final Procedure on Voter ID at Polls
- August 12, 2005 - Prop 200 Press Conference Announced
- July 1, 2005 - Sec. of State, Atty. Gen. & Legislative Leaders Agree on Voter ID at Polls, New Procedure Requires all Voters to Provide Identification at the Polls
- April 15, 2005 - U.S. Attorney General disagrees with Napolitano on Voter I.D. at Polls, Opinion Letter from DOJ concludes Brewer's Prop. 200 bill does not violate federal laws
- February 17, 2005 - Secretary Brewer Presents Revised Voter Registration Form To Comply with Proposition 200 - Seeks Public Comment
- February 9, 2005 - Sec. of State Brewer Asked to Withdraw Prop. 200 I.D. Procedure - Attorney General Advises that State Statutes Must First be Amended
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