Voter ID
in Kansas

Acceptable ID Types for Kansas

All of the following must contain the name and the photograph of the voters and must not be expired or have no expiration date listed. However, voters aged over 65 may use expired ID.

• A driver’s license issued by Kansas, or by another state or district of the U.S.
• U.S. Passport
• A state ID card issued by Kansas, or by another state or district of the U.S.
• A concealed handgun license issued by Kansas, or a concealed handgun or weapon license issued by another U.S. state or the District of Columbia
• An employee badge or public assistance ID card issued by a municipal, county, state, or federal government office or agency
• Student ID, if issued by an accredited postsecondary institution of education in the state of Kansas
• Military identification document issued by the United States
• Public assistance identification card issued by a municipal, county, state, or federal government office
• Identification card issued by a Native American tribe

* The following are exempt from showing ID: persons with permanent disability that makes it impossible for them to travel; members of the merchant marines and uniformed armed services who are active on duty and absent on election day, as well as their spouses and dependents; any voter whose religious beliefs prohibit photographic identification.

Voter ID Details

You may get a free ID by filling out the fee waiver here.

Voter ID & Voting By Mail

First time voters must submit ID when voting by mail.

ID is required with completed mail-in ballot.

Include a copy of your valid photo ID with your application to vote by mail. Info here on what qualifies. ID is not required to be sent in with the ballot, but the signature on the mail ballot must match the one on the voter registration. If you vote during advance voting or on Election Day, you must show valid photo ID.  

What happens when you go to vote without an ID

You can vote using a provisional ballot. For the ballot to be counted, the voter must submit an accepted form of ID in person at the county election office, by-mail, or via electronic means before the county canvass. The law is that the counties may canvass on the Monday following the election or the 2nd Thursday after the election.

Trans and Non-Binary Voters

Click here for state specific information for updating your ID and voter registration.