Voter ID Constitutional Amendment on Ballot
COLUMBUS – The only statewide issue on the Nov. 3 ballot is focused on identification requirements for registered voters to cast ballots in person or by mail.
The Ohio Secretary of State provided the following language.
This proposed amendment would:
• Require voters to present an approved form of government issued photo identification in order to vote.
• Allow state law to provide for an alternative method of verifying a voter’s identity for a voter who has a sincere religious objection to being photographed and, therefore, does not possess an approved form of government-issued photo identification.
• Require that voters who do not vote in person provide an approved form of government-issued photo identification, unless the law authorizes those persons to vote by providing a signature and at least one other specified unique identifier.
• Define approved forms of government-issued photo identification as an unexpired Ohio driver license or state identification card; a United States passport or passport card; or a United States military identification card, Ohio National Guard identification card, or United States Department of Veterans Affairs identification card.
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The Amendment would place into the Ohio Constitution what is already required by law for a citizen to vote in person – provide a form of ID. Currently, voters may use a utility bill as a form of identification. The Amendment would require an acceptable government photo ID to vote in person.
The Amendment also requires Mail in Ballot voters to provide a copy of an acceptable government photo ID with the completed ballot for the ballot to be considered valid.
A copy of the proposed Amendment along with two arguments – one in support of Issue 3 and one against Issue 3 may be accessed on the official website of the Ohio Secretary of State.
“If approved, the amendment shall take effect immediately,” the document notes.
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