Registered voters in Cape Girardeau County should receive new voter ID cards soon, according to a news release from the Cape Girardeau County Clerk's Office.

The new cards will be mailed to voters within the next few days in conjunction with canvassing the voter rolls, the news release said. It also said county clerks are required by law to provide voters with new ID cards every two years.

The new 5 1/2-by-8 1/2-inch voter ID cards are perforated to fold to wallet size and have the voter's polling location highlighted in yellow. The voter ID cards are a form of identification that may be used at the polling places to identify the voter and help districts ensure voters are casting their ballots in the correct location.

According to the news release, there will be about 48,000 cards mailed.

Registered voters in Cape Girardeau County who do not receive a new ID card by the third week in April should call the county clerk's office at 243-3547.