Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent “potentially hundreds of thousands” of noncitizens from voting in U.S. elections, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson. Five Democrats joined Republicans in approving the legislation despite no evidence of widespread noncitizen voting in any state and prohibitions already in place against it.
State Voter ID Laws, Explained
Voter ID laws vary by state, with some emphasizing security at registration and others at the polling place.

A pair of ballot drop boxes for voted mail ballots are displayed as a voter returns a voting card in a Clark County vote center during the Nevada 2024 presidential primary election in Las Vegas on February 6, 2024. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
A pair of ballot drop boxes for voted mail ballots are displayed as a voter returns a voting card in a Clark County vote center during the Nevada 2024 presidential primary election in Las Vegas on February 6, 2024. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)



