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ELECTION 2006 THE FINAL WEEK
Voter ID law settlement loosens rules
Friday, November 03, 2006
COLUMBUS — Poverty and labor groups scored a partial victory with a federal court settlement that clarifies and expands Ohio's new voter identification standards for Election Day.
It also suspends ID requirements altogether for absentee ballots.
Extras
The settlement late Wednesday, which applies only to the Nov. 7 election:
• Expands the number of provisional ballots that will be counted and widens some of the law's definitions.
• Lets voters who don't have identification use their Social Security number at the polls.
• Expands the definition of government documents that can be used as proof of ID at the polls.
• ID includes those from local and county governments, state universities and public community colleges.
Highlights of voter ID settlement
ID requirements suspended for all absentee voters.
ID requirements modified for Election Day.
Voters with a Social Security number and no ID can cast a provisional ballot.
Military IDs that lack addresses but bear Social Security numbers are OK.
For utility bills, bank statements, government checks, paychecks, or other government documents acceptable at the polls, "current" is defined as up to a year old.
For proof of ID, any document with a current address and issued by city, municipal, county, township and village governments; all branches of state government including public colleges or universities; and all branches of the U.S. government.
Driver's licenses are still acceptable as ID.
