Brief History of the FSM Voter ID Card:

FSM Voter Id Card Project was initiated by the former Director late Bernell W. Edward in the year 2005, and the project came into reality in 2007 when the National Election Office started issuing out FSM Voter ID Cards. The sole purpose for the creation of the FSM Voter Id Card was for Absentee Voting,  to enable voters to be able to cast their votes without having to request to vote absentee mail, voting at another polling place, mobile voting or at designated special polling place.

The National Election Office will be issuing new voter id cards for the next 4 elections beginning in 2028 and ending in 2031.

FSM Voters ID card is an identification card issued under the authority of the National Election Director to a registered voters, with each card containing the voter's name, registration number, State, Congressional Election District, Municipality, Date of Birth, Gender, Signature and a Photo.

" The National Election Director may issue Voter Identification Cards to all Registered Voters at or after the time of registration. All Voter Identification Cards shall be issued free of charge, provided that, there shall be a charge in an amount to be set out in the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this title for issuing a Registered Voter with a replacement Voter Identification Card. Upon issuing a Voter Registration Card to a Registered Voter, the National Election Director, or his or her designee, shall make a notaton next to that Registered Voter's entry on the National Voter Register. A Registered Voter who has been issued a Voter Identification Card must present that card before being issued a ballot at his or her Polling Place."