Indiana's voter identification law requires most Indiana voters to show a photo ID issued by the state or federal government before casting a ballot.

Here's what voters need to know:

THE ID:

— Must display your photo.

— Must be issued by the State of Indiana or the U.S. government. Student IDs issued by state colleges and universities can be used if the IDs meet the other three requirements.

— Name must "conform" with voter registration record — but conform does not mean identical. People who change their name, for example, could vote if their voter registration name is slightly different from their ID.

— Must contain an expiration date, and must either be current or have expired sometime after the last general election (Nov. 7, 2006). This includes military IDs with an indefinite expiration date listed as "INDEF."

TO GET AN ID:

— For voters who don't have an ID acceptable for voting purposes, the law requires the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to offer a free one.

FORGOTTEN ID:

— Voters unable or unwilling to present a photo ID on Election Day may cast provisional ballots. They then have until noon 10 days after the election to follow up with the county election board and either provide photo ID or affirm that one of the law's exemptions applies.

EXCEPTIONS:

— Those voting absentee by mail do not have to show a photo ID.

— Exemptions are made for the indigent, those with a religious objection to being photographed, and those living in state-licensed facilities that serve as their precinct's polling place. More information on how these exemptions apply is available through the Secretary of State's office.

INFORMATION:

— For more information, visit www.photoID.in.gov.

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Source: Indiana Secretary of State