US Voter Identity Requirements and ID Laws

On 6 January 2021 a mob stormed the US Capitol carrying placards bearing the ‘Stop the Steal’ emblem, which supported the notion that widespread voter identity fraud had distorted the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election. At the heart of the claim were allegations of vote rigging by a variety of means – most of which required voters taking on false identities (see AN November 2020).

After several state level investigations into the allegations, lawmakers concluded that there was no evidence of widespread fraud. In this feature article ID & Secure Document News™ takes a look at what the National Conference of State Legislatures has to say about the different Voter ID requirements and laws around the US.

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