HARRISBURG — Voters whose Pennsylvania driver’s licenses or state-issued identification cards expired more than a year ago can now use them to qualify for free photo ID cards if they lack other forms of identification permitted under a tough new voter ID law, officials said Wednesday.

In most cases, the outdated licenses and cards will be accepted as adequate documentation for new non-driver photo ID cards issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

“You don’t even need to produce your expired license,” so long as their names, photographs and other information remain in PennDOT’s computer system, Secretary of State Carol Aichele said of the policy change designed mainly to help senior citizens.

Others who apply for the nondriver ID cards must provide a Social Security card and either a birth certificate with a raised seal, a certificate of U.S. citizenship or certificate of naturalization plus two proofs of residency, such as a utility bill or a lease agreement.

The new law, which will be enforced starting in the Nov. 6 general election, requires all voters to show photo ID before their ballots will be counted. The law lists acceptable types of identification, including a state driver’s license that is current or expired for a year or less.