To clarify, here are the types of photo ID permitted:

Indiana’s Voter ID Law

Public Law 109-2005 requires Indiana residents to present photo ID before casting a ballot at the polls on Election Day. The photo ID must meet 4 criteria to be acceptable for voting purposes. It must:

1. Display the voter’s photo 2. Display the voter’s name, and the name must conform with the voter registration record 3. Display an expiration date and either be current or have expired sometime after the date of the last General Election 4. Be issued by the State of Indiana or the U.S. government

If you do not have a photo ID that meets these requirements, then, in order to obtain a photo ID from Indiana, you must present:

If you are applying for a new driver license, identification card, learner permit, or driver education permit you must visit a license branch and present the following documents:

* One primary document; and * One secondary document; and * Proof of Social Security number or Social Security ineligibility; and * Proof of Indiana residency.

OR

* One primary document; and * Proof of Social Security number or Social Security ineligibility; and * Proof of Indiana residency.

A primary or secondary document may also meet the Indiana residency requirement as long as the document shows the applicant’s name and correct address.

Here is the list of acceptable primary documents:

Primary Group-acceptable United States documents:

* US Birth Certificate with authenticating stamp or seal containing the applicant’s date of birth, place of birth, and parent’s names issued by a county department or county board of health from the applicant’s state of birth, a state department or state board of health from the applicant’s state of birth, or a verified delayed birth certificate. * Certificate of Naturalization/Citizenship * Certification of report of birth (DS-1350) * U.S. consular report of birth (FS-240) * Birth certificate issued by United States territories, including American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands * U.S. Veterans Universal Access Identification card with photo * U.S. Military/Merchant Marines identification card with photo * U.S. Passport

Primary Group-acceptable immigration documents:

* Valid foreign passport with photo with a visa that includes a valid form I-94 indicating the authorized duration of stay in the United States * Valid foreign passport with a current visa that states “Upon Endorsement Serves as Temporary I-551 evidencing Permanent Residence for 1-year”

NOTE: Canadian passports are not required to have a visa or a form I-94. Applicants from the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Republic of the Marshall Islands do not required to present a visa but must submit a form I-94. Passports with I-94 indicating F-1/F-2 status must provide a valid form I-20 (“Certificate of Eligibility”). For these applicants, the form I-20 serves as a secondary document. Passports with I-94 indicating J-1/J-2 status must be submitted with a valid form DS-2019 (“Certificate of Eligibility”). For these applicants, the form DS-2019 serves as a secondary document.

* Authorization for parole of an alien into the United States (form I-512) * Employment authorization card (I-688B) * Employment authorization card (I-766) * Form I-94 stamped with “Section 207” refugee status * Form I-94 Stamped with “Section 208” asylum status * Permanent resident card (I-551) * Temporary I-551 stamp/with passport or I-94 with alien number * Temporary Resident card (I-688) * Travel document (I-131) * An I-797 “Notice of Action” including an applicant’s “Approval Notice” may be used to extend the validity of an original primary document.