Photo ID

Illinois residents can now add their driver’s licenses and IDs to Apple Wallet, with Google and Samsung wallet support coming soon.

Missouri lawmakers in 2022 passed a sweeping elections bill that included a photo ID requirement to vote and limitations on registering voters. Challenges to both provisions were heard at the Missouri Supreme in separate cases.

The free identification card can be used to get housing and employment. It will not change someone’s immigration status and cannot be used for voting or to buy goods that require age verification like alcohol, tobacco or marijuana.

State lawmakers passed legislation in 2022 that established a photo ID requirement at the polls.

The Illinois Secretary of State's office will now offer the gender-neutral marker “X” as an option on IDs alongside “M” and “F” for male and female.

The bill, sponsored by Illinois State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, and Sen. Michael Hastings, D-Frankfort, would allow Illinoisans to put electronic versions of their driver's licenses and IDs on their phones.

The upcoming November election is the first to be impacted by Missouri’s sweeping new election law. While it is currently in effect, two lawsuits filed against it could jeopardize it in the future.

The judge asked for more specifics regarding the plaintiffs' claims, giving them 30 days to replead the case. The bill in question received pushback, including on the new photo ID requirement and changes made regarding voter registration.

The Ashrei Foundation is hosting a photo ID clinic in north St. Louis to help people of color obtain a birth certificate or a state-issued photo ID, which is needed to vote in Missouri.

The sweeping elections bill not only contains the requirement of a government issued photo-ID to vote, it also adds restrictions to election processes like voter registration. Those against the bill say it violated Missouri’s constitutional right to vote.