Voters in North Carolina and Nevada will decide constitutional amendments on Nov. 3, 2026, that would require voters to present identification to cast a ballot. An additional ballot initiative, in California, is also proposed for next year. 

In North Carolina, voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would apply the photo identification requirement to all voters, not just those voting in person. In 2018, North Carolina voters approved an amendment requiring a photo ID to vote in person.

In Nevada, voters will decide Question 7. The initiated constitutional amendment would require in-person voters to present photo identification and mail-in voters to provide the last four digits of their driver's license or social security number.

Voters in Nevada have already voted on Question 7 once. Changing the constitution in Nevada requires voter approval at two even-numbered election years. In 2024, voters approved Question 7 by 73.2% to 26.8%. If the measure is approved for a second time in 2026, it will become part of the state constitution. 

A voter ID initiative may also be on the ballot in California. The initiated constitutional amendment would require in-person voters to provide government-issued identification and mail-in voters to provide the last four digits of a unique government-issued identifying number. To place the measure on the ballot, sponsors must submit 874,641 valid signatures by April 6, 2026. On Dec. 4, Reform California, which is sponsoring the initiative, announced that the campaign had collected more than 750,000 signatures. 

Between 2004 and 2025, voters in 11 states decided on 12 ballot measures related to voter ID. Nine measures (75%) were approved, and three (25%) were rejected. 

In 2025, voters in Wisconsin and Maine decided on ballot measures requiring voter identification. In Wisconsin, 62.8% of voters approved Question 1, which required voters to provide a valid photo ID to cast a ballot. 

In Maine, 64.2% of voters rejected Question 1, an initiative that would have required voters to present a photo ID to vote. The Maine measure differed from Wisconsin Question 1, as it combined changes to voter ID requirements with broader changes to absentee voting, ballot collection, and drop box policies. 

As of 2025, 36 states require voters to present identification to vote at the polls on Election Day. Of these states, 24 require voters to present identification containing a photograph, with certain exceptions, and 12 states do not explicitly require photo identification. The remaining 14 states generally do not require voters to present identification to vote at the polls.