Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday adopted a strict photo identification requirement for voters, a contentious issue nationally in last year's presidential election.

The Republican-dominated House of Delegates approved a bill passed earlier by the State Senate to require voters to show a government-issued document like a driver's license, passport or special voter-identification card with a photograph at the polls.

If signed into law by Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican, Virginia would join four other states with equally strict voter-ID requirements...