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Identification Requirements for Voting

At your precinct, you will be asked to present a current and valid form of identification that includes a photograph and signature, e.g. a Florida Driver License, or two separate forms which together contain this information. Other legal forms of identification include:

  • Florida Driver license
  • Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
  • United States passport
  • Debit or credit card
  • Military identification
  • Student identification
  • Retirement center identification
  • Neighborhood association identification
  • Public assistance identification
  • Veteran health identification card (issued by the US Dept of Veteran Affairs)
  • Concealed carry weapons license issued pursuant to Florida Statute 790.06
  • Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a county or a municipality.

If you do not have proper identification with you, Florida law allows you to vote a Provisional Ballot.


Voters who register by mail and who do not have a Florida Driver license, Florida identification card, or social security number must either provide a copy of their identification along with their registration or must provide identification the first time that they vote, either at the polls or by vote-by-mail ballot. The following forms of identification are considered valid if they have not expired and if they include the voter's name and photograph:

  • United States passport
  • Debit or credit card
  • Military ID
  • Student ID
  • Retirement center ID
  • Neighborhood association ID
  • Public assistance ID
  • Veteran health identification card (issued by the US Dept of Veteran Affairs)
  • Concealed carry weapons license issued pursuant to Florida Statute 790.06
  • Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a county or a municipality.

These additional forms of identification are valid if they contain the name and residence address of the voter:

  • Utility bill
  • Bank statement
  • Government check
  • Pay stub
  • Other government document (excluding voter identification card)

The following groups of voters are excluded from these identification requirements that are otherwise applicable to first time vote-by-mail ballot voters who registered to vote by mail:

  • Persons 65 years old or older
  • Persons with a temporary or permanent disability
  • Active duty members of the armed forces and their spouses and dependents who are out of the county
  • Active duty members of the merchant marine and their spouses and dependents who are out of the county
  • Persons who are currently residing outside of the United States who are eligible to vote in Florida