{
  "dataset": "voting-rules-index",
  "title": "Voting Rules Index by State",
  "as_of": "April 2026 (voter ID) · July 2026 (absentee)",
  "last_verified": "August 5, 2026",
  "source": "National Conference of State Legislatures",
  "source_url": "https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/voter-id",
  "publisher": "The Liberty Tribune",
  "publisher_url": "https://thelibertytribune.com",
  "license": "https://thelibertytribune.com/republish/",
  "canonical": "https://thelibertytribune.com/trackers/voting-rules-index-by-state/",
  "rows": 51,
  "data": [
    {
      "state": "Arkansas",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 4,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    {
      "state": "Indiana",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 4,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    {
      "state": "Mississippi",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 4,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    {
      "state": "New Hampshire",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 4,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    {
      "state": "Tennessee",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 4,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    {
      "state": "Alabama",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 75
    },
    {
      "state": "Georgia",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 4,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 75
    },
    {
      "state": "Kansas",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 4,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 75
    },
    {
      "state": "Kentucky",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 75
    },
    {
      "state": "Louisiana",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 75
    },
    {
      "state": "Missouri",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 75
    },
    {
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 4,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 75
    },
    {
      "state": "Ohio",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 4,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 75
    },
    {
      "state": "South Carolina",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 75
    },
    {
      "state": "Texas",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 75
    },
    {
      "state": "West Virginia",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 75
    },
    {
      "state": "Wisconsin",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 4,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 75
    },
    {
      "state": "Arizona",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-non-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 3,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 63
    },
    {
      "state": "Delaware",
      "voterIdCategory": "non-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 1,
      "absenteeCategory": "excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 2,
      "score": 63
    },
    {
      "state": "North Dakota",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-non-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 3,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 63
    },
    {
      "state": "Wyoming",
      "voterIdCategory": "strict-non-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 3,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 63
    },
    {
      "state": "Florida",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 50
    },
    {
      "state": "Idaho",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 50
    },
    {
      "state": "Michigan",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 50
    },
    {
      "state": "Montana",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 50
    },
    {
      "state": "Nebraska",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 50
    },
    {
      "state": "Rhode Island",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 50
    },
    {
      "state": "South Dakota",
      "voterIdCategory": "photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 2,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 50
    },
    {
      "state": "Alaska",
      "voterIdCategory": "non-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 1,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 38
    },
    {
      "state": "Connecticut",
      "voterIdCategory": "non-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 1,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 38
    },
    {
      "state": "Iowa",
      "voterIdCategory": "non-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 1,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 38
    },
    {
      "state": "Oklahoma",
      "voterIdCategory": "non-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 1,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 38
    },
    {
      "state": "Virginia",
      "voterIdCategory": "non-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 1,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 38
    },
    {
      "state": "Illinois",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 25
    },
    {
      "state": "Maine",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 25
    },
    {
      "state": "Maryland",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 25
    },
    {
      "state": "Massachusetts",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 25
    },
    {
      "state": "Minnesota",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 25
    },
    {
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 25
    },
    {
      "state": "New Mexico",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 25
    },
    {
      "state": "New York",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 25
    },
    {
      "state": "Pennsylvania",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "no-excuse",
      "absenteePoints": 1,
      "score": 25
    },
    {
      "state": "Colorado",
      "voterIdCategory": "non-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 1,
      "absenteeCategory": "all-mail",
      "absenteePoints": 0,
      "score": 13
    },
    {
      "state": "Utah",
      "voterIdCategory": "non-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 1,
      "absenteeCategory": "all-mail",
      "absenteePoints": 0,
      "score": 13
    },
    {
      "state": "Washington",
      "voterIdCategory": "non-photo",
      "voterIdPoints": 1,
      "absenteeCategory": "all-mail",
      "absenteePoints": 0,
      "score": 13
    },
    {
      "state": "California",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "all-mail",
      "absenteePoints": 0,
      "score": 0
    },
    {
      "state": "District of Columbia",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "all-mail",
      "absenteePoints": 0,
      "score": 0
    },
    {
      "state": "Hawaii",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "all-mail",
      "absenteePoints": 0,
      "score": 0
    },
    {
      "state": "Nevada",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "all-mail",
      "absenteePoints": 0,
      "score": 0
    },
    {
      "state": "Oregon",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "all-mail",
      "absenteePoints": 0,
      "score": 0
    },
    {
      "state": "Vermont",
      "voterIdCategory": "none",
      "voterIdPoints": 0,
      "absenteeCategory": "all-mail",
      "absenteePoints": 0,
      "score": 0
    }
  ]
}