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Committee approves removing student IDs from acceptable voter identification
Summary
The Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee voted 8-1 to pass House Bill 160, which removes student identification cards issued by Wyoming public schools, community colleges and the University of Wyoming from the list of acceptable photo IDs for voting; supporters cited security concerns, clerks and students warned it could disen
The Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee voted 8-1 to pass House Bill 160, a bill that removes student identification cards issued by Wyoming public schools, community colleges and the University of Wyoming from the list of photo identifications acceptable at the polls.
Vice Chairman Tony Locke, presenting the bill, said the change is "very simple": it repeals student ID cards as acceptable voter identification because those cards lack the security features of government‑issued credentials and can be easily reproduced.
Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray strongly supported the change. Gray cited security differences between student cards and motor‑vehicle credentials, saying…
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