Fair Provisional Ballot and Voter ID Laws The lack of fair and
consistent federal requirements regarding provisional ballots
and voter ID laws leads to confusion, inequity, and lost votes.
ID Requirements: In recent election cycles, inconsistent
policies regarding ID requirements were the focus of many legal
battles and the root cause of many electoral disputes. Some
states require a government issued picture ID; some states allow
a non-photo ID; and other states require no ID at all. As a
result, election officials have wrongly interpreted state
election law and have asked voters for IDs when none were
required, and denied those who could not furnish an ID the right
to vote.  In other instances, voters were turned away for not
producing the correct form of ID.   Provisional Ballots: The
patchwork way that states count provisional ballots challenges
the principle of all votes being equal. While some states
decided to count provisional ballots cast in the wrong voting
precinct, others demand that all votes be