Getting your ID and documents back in Kansas
The short answer
Order your Kansas birth certificate from KDHE's Office of Vital Statistics. If you are a registered Kansas voter born in Kansas with no photo ID, you can get a birth certificate and a nondriver ID card at no cost for voting.
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Birth certificate
KDHE's Office of Vital Statistics takes birth certificate orders online, by mail and walk in.
Official page: kdhe.ks.gov/1186/Birth-Certificate
No cost birth certificate and ID for voting
KDHE says you can get a birth certificate at no cost for voter ID if you have no valid photo ID, lack the documents to prove identity, are registered to vote in Kansas, and were born in Kansas. Fill out Form DE VID1 (fee waiver for a nondriver ID card), Form BCA, and the birth certificate application with "Voter ID" as the reason and 0 as the fee, and bring two documents that prove who you are. If you have one or none, call 785 296 1400 and say you need help getting a birth certificate for Voter ID. This gets a nondriver ID card, not a driver's license.
Official page: kdhe.ks.gov/1191/Birth-Certificate-for-Voter-ID
Social Security card
You may be able to request a replacement Social Security card online at ssa.gov. Replacing a card costs nothing.
Official page: ssa.gov/number-card/replace-card
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Sources last checked October 27, 2026. If something has changed, please tell us so we can fix it.
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