Committee advances bill requiring photo ID for voting, expedites repeal of Medicare/Medicaid cards; advocates seek hardship carve-outs

The Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee voted to pass House Bill 206, Elections Acceptable ID Revisions 2, which requires that acceptable forms of identification for in-person voting include a photograph and expedites repeal of Medicare and Medicaid insurance cards as acceptable ID to July 1.

Sponsor’s presentation

Representative Nina Weber, the bill sponsor, described the measure as “a straightforward bill. A simple bill. A common sense approach to identifying a person to vote in our Wyoming elections.” Weber said identification depends on recognition and that a photograph is the appropriate way to confirm the identity of a person appearing to vote. The bill specifies that acceptable IDs must include a photograph and removes Medicare/Medicaid cards from the acceptable list earlier than the previously scheduled repeal date of Dec. 31, 2029.

Secretary of State and…