Can a student ID be used for voting? More Republican-led states are banning it

New bans on using student IDs for voting in Indiana and New Hampshire have sparked lawsuits after creating the latest hurdles to the ballot box for the U.S. voting-age group least likely to vote.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5568x3712+0+0/resize/5568x3712!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F3d%2Fc814e3734658aa97909269616ef0%2Fgettyimages-2182413885.jpg' alt='A sign informs registered voters to have their photo IDs ready to check in at a polling place in Lancaster, N.H., in 2024.'/><p>New bans on using student IDs for voting in Indiana and New Hampshire have sparked lawsuits after creating the latest hurdles to the ballot box for the U.S. voting-age group least likely to vote.</p><p>(Image credit: Joseph Prezioso)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5791740' />