A resident who wishes to vote in the May 2 primary but who does not have an Ohio driver’s license to present for proof of identity can get a free state ID from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, starting Friday, April 7.

One can be obtained by visiting a BMV deputy registrar licensing agency, such as the one in Marietta at the Frontier Shopping Center on Gross Street.

There are elements of identity a voter must prove to the BMV in order to get a Standard ID card: full legal name, date of birth, legal presence in the U.S., Social Security Number, Ohio street address and proof of name change, if applicable. (There is also a Compliant ID card issued by the bureau, but it basically involves a proposed change in the future of the type of ID that will be required for air travel. The BMV has an online Acceptable Documents List at bmv.ohio.gov/dl-identity-documents. Name, date of birth and legal presence in the U.S. could all be covered by a birth certificate or U.S. Passport, for example.

An Ohio street address might be covered by a pay stub, 1099 or W-2 form, military discharge papers or school transcripts.

The website provides full details of what documents can and cannot be accepted. Most handwritten items are disqualified.

A visit to the local BMV office does not require an appointment. However, there is a way to reserve a spot in line in advance at ohiobmvappt.cxmflow.

“The Ohio BMV has been planning for months to issue free IDs on the date of the new law’s effective date,” according to Lindsey Bohrer, assistant director of communications for the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

“We have produced a publication that outlines how to get a free ID. We have information on free IDs on our website. In addition, we have been in constant communication with all deputy registrar locations, providing information and training around the state since the legislation was signed so they are up to speed on the law change.”

The deadline to register to vote is Monday.