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Several states will decide voter ID ballot measures this year
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A Republican-backed election overhaul, which would add proof-of-citizenship and other identification requirements to the voting process, has stalled in Congress.
But voters in a number of states are weighing in on some of these same issues this year.
Voters in at least six states will decide ballot measures related to voter ID — the largest number of voter ID measures in a single year, per Ballotpedia.
The remaining states — including the swing states of Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina — have measures for this fall's general election that would toughen ID requirements for voters.
The ballot measures follow lawmakers in eight other states making voter ID requirements more stringent this year, according to the Voting Rights Lab, a research group that supports expanded voting access.
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Several other of this fall's ballot measures concern who can vote and how:
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− Elections Several states will decide voter ID ballot measures this year August 25, 202610:40 AM ET By
Benjamin Swasey
A voter walks past a sign requiring a photo ID at a polling location in Mount Holly, N.C., on March 5, 2024.
+ Elections Several states will decide voter ID ballot measures this year Updated August 26, 202612:40 PM ET Originally published August 25, 202610:40 AM ET By
Benjamin Swasey
A voter walks past a sign requiring a photo ID at a polling location in Mount Holly, N.C., on March 5, 2024.
− Oklahoma is first up, voting on its proposal during Tuesday's primary runoff.
+ Oklahoma was up first, with voters approving its proposal during Tuesday's primary runoff.
− That measure would essentially codify existing voter ID policy in its state constitution.
+ That measure essentially codifies existing voter ID policy in Oklahoma's constitution.