California
(Cal. Election Code §14216 ) |
State name and address
Write name and address in poll book |
Announce name and address
Confirm the voter is on the registration list |
District of Columbia
(D.C. Code Ann. §1-1001.07)
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Sign the poll book
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None |
Illinois
(Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 10.5, §4-22, 5-29, 6-66, 17-9)
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Sign an affidavit of eligibility
Provide name, and if requested, address |
Announce name, and if requested, address
Confirm the voter is on the registration list |
Maine
(Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Tit. 21A, §9-2-3-671) |
State name, and if requested, address |
Announce name |
Maryland
(Md. Election Code Ann. §10-310) |
State month and date of birth (and address under certain circumstances) |
Check voter information against the registration list |
Massachusetts
(Mass. Gen. Laws Ann., Title VIII, Chapter 54, §76) |
Provide name, and if requested, address |
Announce name
Confirm the voter is on the registration list |
Minnesota
(Minn. Stat. §204C.10 (a)) |
Sign an affidavit of eligibility
If requested, provide name, address and date of birth |
Optional: check voter information
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Nebraska
(Neb. Rev. Stat. §32-913) |
Sign the poll book |
None |
Nevada
(Nev. Rev. Stat. §293.277) |
Sign the poll book |
Compare the signature to signature on file, or on a form of identification |
New Jersey
(N.J. Rev. Stat. §19:15-17(a)) |
Provide signature
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Compare the signature to signature on file |
New Mexico
(N.M. Stat. Ann. §1-1-24, 1-12-7.1, 1-12-10, and 1-12-4.1) |
State name and address
After providing identification (which can be a written or verbal confirmation of name, address and date of birth), sign the poll book
Note: the request for identification is suspended if lines are longer than 45 minutes |
Announce name
Confirm the voter is on the registration list |
New York
(N.Y. Election Law §8-304) |
Sign the poll book |
Compare the signature to signature on file
Compare the voter’s physical appearance with information on record |
North Carolina
(§ 163‑166.7)
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State current name and residential address (and party affiliation in a primary election)
Sign the voting record, poll book, or voter authorization document |
State whether the voter is registered to vote in that precinct |
Oregon*
(Or. Rev. Stat. §254.470 (6) and (8-9)) |
Sign the envelope in which the ballot is returned |
Compare signature to signature on file |
Pennsylvania
(Penn. Elect. Code §1.3.1210) |
Sign an affidavit of eligibility
Provide address (except under certain circumstances) |
Announce name
Compare signature against signature on file |
Vermont
(Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit.17, §2563, 2571) |
State name, and if requested, address
Alternatively, provide documentation |
Confirm the voter is on the registration list |
Wyoming**
(Administrative code) |
State name and address |
None |
*Oregon conducts its elections almost exclusively by mail but offers voters the option of voting in person at county election offices. Ballots in Oregon, including ballots cast in person, must be accompanied by a return envelope signed by the voter.
**Wyoming's ID requirement is not specified in statute. |