You present your photo ID to open a bank account, cash a check, apply for a job, unemployment, welfare, Medicaid and Social Security, to drive a car, buy or rent a car, apply for a mortgage ...

Some state laws are stricter, requiring photo IDs; other states are laxer, accepting bank statements or utility bills as proof of identity. Fourteen states and Washington, D.C., require no ...

“Strict photo-ID requirements,” Newkirk wrote, “are relatively rare in American society.” First, a mea culpa. In response to an improbable comment from the president, I went for a somewhat ...

More AP Photo/Michael Dwyer Of the 24 states with photo ID, some have issued strict laws meaning those without valid ID may be turned away until they can provide it. Others have more lenient laws ...

Florida requires you to produce a current and valid photo ID with a signature before you can cast a vote. Any of the following are acceptable: If your ID does not include a signature, you will be ...