5.F. Documentation Needed To Register To Vote
5.F.1. The Number of Documents Needed to Register To Vote
Two (2) documents are required to register to vote.
Not three (3).
Not four (4).
If either of those two documents are challenged — and the challenge is upheld — the registrant may need to show another document; but without a challenge, only two documents need to be produced.
5.F.2. One Document Establishes the Registrant's Identity
This may include a government issued, picture ID such as a Illinois Driver's License or State ID.
Government issued photo IDs are not required. The state's e-poll book's registration page lists (but is not limited to) documentation which is acceptable for voter registration.
- See: Acceptable Registration Documentation, this link opens in a new browser tab.
- See: Other Identification That Has Been Accepted, this link opens in a new browser tab.
Expired IDs are not automatically disallowed, but an Election Judge may challenge or choose to sustain a challenge to an expired ID.
5.F.3. The Second Document Establishes the Registrant's Current Address
This documentation is time sensitive.
This documentation establishes two things:
- 1. Current residence.
- 2. The registrant has resided in Illinois and within the jurisdiction (usually a precinct) for at least 30 (thirty) days before the day of the election.
Driver's licenses, state IDs, or other documentation used to establish identity, which have an address other than the address at which the registrar is claiming, for voter registration purposes, to be their residence are not automatically disallowed. Only one document is required to show the registrant's current residence. An Election Judge may challenge or choose to sustain a challenge to documentation with conflicting addresses.