Poll workers will accept the following valid and current Photo IDs:

• RI driver’s license
• U.S. passport
• ID card issued by an educational institution in the United States
• U.S. military identification card
• ID card issued by the U.S. government or State of Rhode Island like a RIPTA bus pass
• Government issued medical card
• RI Voter ID
• Employee ID card
• ID card provided by a commercial establishment
• Credit or debit card
• Health club ID card
• Insurance plan ID card
• Public housing ID card

Voter ID will be phased in over two election cycles. In 2012 and 2013, poll workers will also accept certain non-Photo IDs. The ID must include your name and address as it appears in the poll book and be dated since Nov. 2, 2010, unless the document is intended to be of a permanent nature such as a birth certificate, Social Security card or a government issued medical card, then only your name is required. The IDs include:

• Birth certificate
• Social security card
• Government-issued medical card
• Utility bill
• Bank statement
• Document issued by a government agency
• Lease or rental statement
• Student ID
• Tuition statement or bill
• Insurance plan card