(NEXSTAR) —— 如果你发现自己已经到了投票站却没带钱包，根据你居住的州，你可能仍然能够投票。在大多数州，你需要出示一种身份证明——最常见的是驾照或选民身份证——才能投出选票。但在其他一些州，情况并非如此。以下是你在选举日投票前需要了解的情况。
(NEXSTAR) – Found yourself at the polls but don’t have your wallet? Depending on where you live, you may still be able to vote. In most states, you are going to need a form of identification – the most common being a driver’s license or a voter ID card – before you can cast your ballot. In others, that isn’t the case. Here’s what to know before you vote on Election Day.
哥伦比亚特区和12个州不要求选民在投票前出示身份证明。截至2026年10月，这些州包括加利福尼亚州、伊利诺伊州、缅因州、马里兰州、马萨诸塞州、明尼苏达州、内华达州、新泽西州、新墨西哥州、纽约州、宾夕法尼亚州和佛蒙特州。一般来说，只要上述州的居民已登记注册，并且以前曾在其投票站投票过，就不需要出示身份证件。
The District of Columbia and 12 states do not require voters to show identification before casting their ballot. As of Oct. 2026, those states include California, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. Generally speaking, as long as residents of the above states are registered to vote and have voted at their polling place before, they won’t need to show an ID.
如果他们正在登记注册投票，则在注册时必须提交至少一种形式的身份证明。首次投票者在投出选票前，很可能需要向投票站工作人员提供身份证明，即使他们在选举日前已完成注册。
If they are registering to vote, they do have to submit at least one form of identification when registering to vote. First-time voters will likely need to provide identification to a poll worker before they can cast a ballot, even if they registered before Election Day.
什么算作身份证明，以及需要提供多少种身份证明，各地规定可能不同。例如在哥伦比亚特区，你可以使用有效驾照、学生学费账单或住宅租赁合同。当地选举官员确实建议哥伦比亚特区居民“携带某种形式的身份证明去投票，以防万一需要用到”。在新泽西州，商店会员卡（包括Costco会员卡）也是可接受的。
What qualifies as identification, and how many forms of identification you need to provide, can vary. In DC, for example, you can use a valid driver’s license, a student tuition bill, or a residential lease. Local election officials do recommend that DC residents bring “some form of identification with you to vote in case you need it.”In New Jersey, a store membership card, including a Costco card, is acceptable.
在大多数其他州，选民需要出示带照片的身份证件才能投票。这些州包括阿拉巴马州、阿肯色州、佛罗里达州（还要求身份证件上有签名）、佐治亚州、爱达荷州、印第安纳州、爱荷华州、堪萨斯州、肯塔基州、路易斯安那州、密西西比州、密苏里州、内布拉斯加州、新罕布什尔州、北卡罗来纳州、俄亥俄州、俄克拉荷马州、罗德岛州、南卡罗来纳州、南达科他州、田纳西州和威斯康星州。
In most other states, voters need a photo ID to cast their ballots. That includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (which also requires a signature on the ID), Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
即使没有带照片的身份证件，只要能以其他方式确认身份，您在这些州仍可能投出临时选票。阿拉巴马州即允许这种做法，该州还规定，如果您“被两名选举官员确认为选民名册上有资格投票的选民，且选举官员签署宣誓书证明此事”，也可在无照片身份证的情况下投票。密歇根州虽不要求投票时出示照片身份证，但“持有照片身份证的选民必须在投票站出示”。
Even without a photo ID, you may still be able to cast a provisional ballot in these states, as long as your identification can otherwise be confirmed. That’s permitted in Alabama, where you can also vote without a photo ID if you are “positively identified by two election officials as a voter on the poll list who is eligible to vote and the election officials sign a sworn affidavit so stating.”While they do not require a photo ID to vote in Michigan, “voters in possession of a photo ID must present it at the polls.”
没有可接受身份证件的选民可签署宣誓书声明未携带证件，随后获准投票。得克萨斯州对选民有类似规定。爱荷华州若选民忘带身份证，另一名已登记选民可为其作证，双方均须签署誓词。阿拉斯加、科罗拉多、康涅狄格、特拉华、弗吉尼亚、西弗吉尼亚和怀俄明州接受无照片的身份证件。一般情况下，您需要提前完成选民登记，而该过程可能要求照片身份证。
Those without an acceptable form of ID can sign an affidavit saying they don’t have it with them and be allowed to vote. Texas has a similar rule for its voters. If a voter in Iowa forgot their ID, another registered voter can attest for them. Both will have to sign an oath. Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming will accept IDs that do not have a photo. Generally, you will need to have registered to vote ahead of time, and that process may require a photo ID.
亚利桑那州接受以下任一组合：一张照片身份证；两份带有当前地址的身份证明文件；或一张照片身份证加一份带有当前地址的文件。蒙大拿州接受照片身份证，或列有选民姓名和当前地址的其他身份证明文件。以邮寄投票为主的州要求略有不同。夏威夷州所有已登记选民自动收到邮寄选票。为此，他们需提供驾照或州身份证及社会安全号码。
Arizona will accept either one photo ID, two forms of identification with a current address, or a photo ID and a form with a current address on it. Montana will accept a photo ID or other forms of identification that list a voter's name and current address. States that primarily vote by mail have slightly different requirements. In Hawaii, all registered voters automatically receive a ballot in the mail. To, they need to provide a driver’s license or state ID and Social Security number.
俄勒冈州选民投票无需照片，而犹他州要求照片身份证，或两份替代身份证件。华盛顿州同样以邮寄投票为主，但想亲自投票者需提供身份证明或签署选票声明。若《保障美国选民资格（SAVE）法案》今年早些时候已获通过，上述指引可能大不相同。众议院于2月通过SAVE法案，但该法案6月在参议院搁置。
Oregon voters do not require a photo to to vote, while Utah does, or two forms of alternative IDs. While Washington is also primarily a vote-by-mail state, those who want to vote in person need to provide identification or sign a ballot declaration. This guidance could have been much different had the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act been enacted earlier this year. The House passed the SAVE Act in February, but it stalled in the Senate in June.
作为回应，特朗普总统取消了两党住房立法，表示在“保障美国选民资格法案”（SAVE Act）通过之前，他不会签署该法案。他后来承认，“保障美国选民资格法案”“大概率不会通过”。如果该法案通过，选民登记将需要额外文件，如护照或出生证明。共和党人称该立法是防止选民欺诈所必需的，但民主党人警告称，这将因增加投票难度而剥夺数百万美国人的选举权。
In response, President Trump canceledg bipartisan housing legislation, saying he wouldn’t sign it until the SAVE Act passed. He later conceded the SAVE Act was “probably not going to happen.”Had it passed, registering to vote would require additional documentation, like a passport or birth certificate. Republicans said the legislation was needed to prevent voter fraud, but Democrats warned it would disenfranchise millions of Americans by making it harder to vote.