How to Read a Mexican Voter ID Card (Credencial para Votar)

The Mexican Voter ID card contains:

• Full legal name
• CURP (Unique Population Registry Code, akin to SSN)
• Photograph
• Issue/expiry dates
• RFC (Federal Taxpayer Registry, similar to ITIN)
• Foreign national ID (if born abroad)
• Fingerprint
• Two addresses
• State/city alphanumeric code
• Voting district and electoral section
• Electronic signature
• Issuing authority logo/denomination

Four versions exist: 2019 (vertical "mica"), 2008 (similar, no fingerprint), 1992 (horizontal, off-white/pink, holograms), 1980 (oldest, green paper).