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Updated March 21, 2012

2012 VOTING LAW CHANGES:PASSED AND PENDING LEGISLATION THAT HAS THE

POTENTIAL TO SUPRESS THE VOTE

Below is a compilation of potentially restrictive laws related to voting that were proposed

nationwide in the 2011 and 2012 state legislative sessions, and that have been passed orremained pending as of March 21, 2012. This compilation will be updated approximately once aweek. For the most current status of any particular bill, it is best to check the state legislativewebsite.

Alabama

Passed Legislation

Photo ID Required to Vote

Bill:H.B. 19Status

: Signed into law.

Effective Date: Takes effect upon preclearance approval by Department of Justice or a federaldistrict court.

Photo IDs PermittedPrior to voting, a voter must provide one of the following valid forms of photo ID to anappropriate election official:

Alabama drivers license or non-driver ID card issued by the Alabama Department ofMotor Vehicles;

Any other photo ID issued by Alabama, any other state government, or the U.S.;

U.S. passport;

Employee photo ID card issued by Alabama or the U.S.;

U.S. military photo ID;

Alabama photo voter ID card;

Student or staff photo ID issued by a public or private college, university, orpostgraduate technical or professional school located within Alabama; or

Tribal ID card with photo.

Exceptions AvailableAn individual without photo ID may vote only if identified by two election officials in thepolling place as a voter on the poll list who is eligible to vote and the election officials executean affidavit so stating. Otherwise, the voter must cast a provisional ballot.

Absentee Voting ID RequirementsPersons voting absentee must submit copy of proper photo ID. Anyone entitled to vote byabsentee ballot pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, the
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Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, or any other federal law shall not berequired to produce photo ID when voting absentee.

Free IDsThe Secretary of State is required to issue a photo ID to registered voters at no cost. A person

must obtain a new photo ID card each time they move within the state.

Public Education RequirementsThe Secretary of State is directed to inform the public of the voter ID requirement by whatevermeans they deem necessary.

Proof of Citizenship Required to Register to Vote

Bill:H.B. 56Status

: Signed into law.

Effective Date: Takes effect upon preclearance approval by Department of Justice or a federaldistrict court.1

Proof of Citizenship PermittedEvidence of United States citizenship must be demonstrated by one of the following documents,or a legible photocopy of one of the following documents:

A drivers license or nondrivers identification card; A birth certificate that verifies United States citizenship to the satisfaction of the county

election officer or Secretary of State;

Pertinent pages of a valid or expired U.S. passport identifying the applicant and theapplicant's passport number;

A United States passport; Naturalization documents or the number of the certificate of naturalization; Other proof of United States citizenship issued by the federal government pursuant to the

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952;

A Bureau of Indian Affairs card number, tribal treaty card number, or tribal enrollmentnumber;

A consular report of birth abroad of a U.S. citizen; A certificate of citizenship issued by Citizenship and Immigration Services; A certification of report of birth issued by the United States Department of State; An American Indian card; A final adoption decree showing the applicant's name and U.S. birthplace; An official United States military record of service showing the applicant's place of birth

in the United States;

1 As of this drafting, the entire law has been temporarily enjoined by a federal court and cannot be implemented untilthe court lifts the injunction. Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, et al., v. Bentley et al., No. 5:11-cv-02484(N.D. Ala. Aug. 29, 2011) (order granting preliminary injunction) (consolidated with Parsley et al. v. Bentley et al.,No. 5:11-cv-2736 (N.D. Ala.) and USA v. Alabama et al., No. 2:11-cv-2746 (N.D. Ala.)).
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An extract from a U.S. hospital record of birth created at the time of the applicant's birthindicating the applicant's place of birth in the United States.

ApplicabilityAny person who is already registered in the state on the effective date of this law is presumed to

have provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and will not be required to resubmit evidenceof citizenship. In addition, anyone who alters their voter registration to indicate a move withinthe state shall be presumed to have provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship.

Affidavit AlternativeIf evidence of United States citizenship is deemed to be unsatisfactory due to an inconsistencybetween the document submitted as evidence and the name or sex provided on the application forregistration, such applicant may sign an affidavit containing both a statement of theinconsistency related to the name or sex, and the reason therefore; and a statement under oaththat, despite the inconsistency, the applicant is the individual reflected in the document providedas evidence of citizenship.

Free Proof of CitizenshipFree birth certificates will be provided for the purpose of satisfying the proof of citizenshiprequirement to complete a voter registration application. The person must swear that theinformation is to be used for the purpose of voting and does not have any of the other documentslisted as acceptable.

Alaska

Pending Legislation


Bill:H.B. 162Status

: Referred to committee; pending (carried over from 2011).

Requires specified forms of photo ID to vote. Eliminates a waiver under current law that allowsan election official to waive the existing voter ID requirement for certain voters if the voter isknown to the election official.

Colorado

Pending Legislation


Bill:H.B. 1111
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Status

: Passed House, sent to Senate and referred to committee; pending.

Redefines identification for election-related purposes to eliminate non-photo ID, allowing onlya limited non-photo ID exception for residents of state-licensed facilities who have a Medicaid orMedicare card.

Delaware

Pending Legislation


Bill:H.B. 199Status


Proposes a state constitutional amendment requiring the Delaware General Assembly to enact alaw requiring photo ID to vote.

Bill:H.B. 200Status


Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting in person.

Florida

Passed Legislation

Restrictions on Voter Registration (Regulation of Third Parties)

Bill:H.B. 1355Status

: Signed into law.

Effective Date: This bill was implemented in 62 of Floridas 67 counties upon the Governorssignature on May 21, 2011. Because 5 of the states counties are covered by section 5 of theVoting Rights Act, the provisions of the law that are outlined in this document cannot take effect

statewide until preclearance approval by the Department of Justice or a federal district court.

Restrictions on Voter Registration Activity: This bill creates a new mandatory registrationsystem for any third party voter registration organization, defined as anyone who collects orsolicits a voter registration form from another person who is not their spouse, child, or parent.The law requires that any individual or group meeting this definition:
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Register electronically with the state before engaging in any voter registration activity.This electronic submission must include the name and address of each employee or

volunteer who will be registering voters on the organizations behalf, called the

organizations registration agents. Have each registration agent sign a sworn

declaration acknowledging criminal penalties for false voter registration, which the

organization must submit along with other required information.

Place information identifying the organization on any blank voter registration formsreceived from Florida election officials.

Ensure that any completed registration form collected by one of its registration agents isdelivered to Florida officials within 48 hours of completion unless the appropriate

government office is closed during the required time of submission.

Account for every state and federal form they use, and to submit this information to thestate for inclusion in a publicly-available database.

Punishment for Offense of the Law:

Failure to comport with these requirements subjects the registration agent or third-party voter

registration organization responsible to a series of fines and civil actions.

Restrictions on Voter Registration (Regulation of the Individual)

BillH.B. 1355(see also above)Status

: Signed into law.

Prohibits registered voters from making a cross-county address update at the polls.

Restrictions on Early Voting

Bill:H.B. 1355(see also above)Status

: Signed into law.

Previous Early Voting Period:Began the fifteenth day before Election Day and ended on the second day before Election Day (aperiod of approximately fourteen days).

New Early Voting Period:Begins on the tenth day before Election Day for state or federal races, and ends on the third daybefore Election Day (a period of approximately eight days). The supervisor of elections mayprovide early voting for elections that are not held in conjunction with state or federal elections;however the supervisor has the discretion to determine the hours of early voting site for suchoccasions.

Hours:
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Early voting shall be provided for no less than six hours and no more than twelve hours per day.Previous law required each early voting site to be open for eight hours per weekday and eighthours in the aggregate each weekend.2

Georgia

Passed Legislation


Bill:H.B. 92Status

: Signed into law.

Effective Date: Takes effect upon preclearance approval by Department of Justice or a federaldistrict court.

Previous Early Voting Period:Began in-person absentee voting forty-five days prior to a state or federal election and twenty-one days before a local election (a period of approximately forty-five days), and ended the daybefore Election Day.3

New Early Voting Period:Begins on the fourth Monday prior to each primary or general election and as soon as possibleprior to a runoff, and ends on the Friday immediately prior to each primary, general election, orrunoff (a period of approximately twenty-one days).

Hours:

Normal business hours on weekdays; The second Saturday prior to a primary or general election between 9AM and 4 PM;

however in elections where there are no federal or state candidates on the ballot, noSaturday hours shall be required.

NOTE: Counties and municipalities may extend the hours for voting beyond regular businesshours and may provide for additional voting locations to suit the needs of the jurisdiction.

Pending Legislation

2 Fla. Stat. 101.657 (2010).


3 Georgia previously conducted early voting under laws governing absentee voting. Under the old laws, absenteeballots were made available forty-five days before a primary or general election other than a municipal election ortwenty-one days before a municipal primary or election, and could be completed in person at the registrar's orabsentee ballot clerk's office or other designated location through the day before the election. Ga. Code Ann. 21-2-384, 21-2-385 (2010). The new law creates a period of early voting distinct from absentee voting.
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Bill:H.B. 138Status


Reduces early voting period by starting it three Mondays before Election Day and ending it the

Friday before Election Day, rather than the current start date of forty-five days prior to anelection. Per existing law, however, counties and municipalities may extend the hours for votingbeyond regular business hours and may provide for additional voting locations to suit the needsof the electors.

Hawaii

Pending Legislation




Requires photo ID when voting in person.


: Referred to committee; pending.


Illinois

Passed Legislation


Bill:S.B. 1586Status

This bill amended the states deputy registrar law, which permits certain individuals and civicorganizations that collect voter registration applications to apply for appointment as deputyregistrars. Prior law required deputy registrars to return completed registration materials to theelection official within seven days after receipt. As amended, the law requires completedregistration materials to be returned by first-class mail within 2 business days or by personaldelivery within 7 days. The amendment also eliminated the prior requirement that the electionauthority appoint as deputy registrars a reasonable number of employees of the Secretary of Statelocated at driver's license examination stations.

: Signed into law.
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Pending Legislation




Reduces the amount of time voter registrars have to turn in registration applications from sevendays to two days.


Bill:S.B. 2035Status





Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting in person or by mail, subject to certainexemptions.




Iowa

Pending Legislation


Bill:H.F. 95(successor to H.F. 8, companion to S.F. 142)Status

: Passed House, sent to Senate and referred to committee; pending(carried over from2011).

Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting in person. A voter who cannot produce therequisite ID must vote a provisional ballot, which will only count if the voter takes certain stepsby no later than noon on the Monday following the election.

Bill:H.S.B. 582(Companion bill for S.B. 3117)
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Status


Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting in person. Provides that in lieu of showing therequisite ID, a voter may establish proof of identity by written oath of an attesting person who

provides proof of ID.

Photo ID Required to Register

Bill:H.F. 95(successor to H.F. 8, companion to S.F. 142; see also above)Status


Requires proof of ID and proof of residence when registering to vote at the same time as votingin person before, or on, Election Day.

Bill:H.S.B. 582(Companion bill for S.B. 3117; see also above)Status


Requires proof of ID and proof of residence when registering to vote at the same time as votingin person before, or on, Election Day.

Kansas

Passed Legislation



: Signed into law.

Effective date: Jan. 1, 2012

Photo IDs PermittedThe following forms of identification shall be valid if the identification contains the name andphotograph of the voter and has not expired. Expired documents shall be valid if the bearer of thedocument is 65 years of age or older:

A drivers license issued by Kansas, or by another state or district of the U.S.; A state ID card issued by Kansas, or by another state or district of the U.S.; A concealed carry of handgun license issued by Kansas, or a concealed carry of

handgun or weapon license issued by another state or district of the U.S.;

A U.S. passport;
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An employee badge or ID document issued by a municipal, county, state, or federalgovernment office or agency;

A military ID issued by the U.S.; A student ID card issued by an accredited postsecondary institution of education in the

state of Kansas; or

A public assistance ID card issued by a municipal, county, state, or federalgovernment office or agency.Exceptions AvailablePersons over 65 may use expired documentation as proof of identity. Additionally the followingpersons are exempt from the photo ID requirement:

Persons with permanent physical disability that makes it impossible for them to travel toobtain an ID and have qualified for permanent advance voting status;

Members if uniformed service on active duty who, by reason of such duty, are out of thecountry on election day or spouse or dependent who by reason of the service memberare also out of the country;

Members of the merchant marine who, by reason of service, are out of the country onelection day or spouse or dependent who by reason of the service member are also outof the country;

Voters whose religious beliefs prohibit photo ID (such persons must submit declarationconcerning such beliefs to secretary of state).

Affidavit AlternativeThere is no affidavit option for voting without an ID.

Early/Absentee Voting ID RequirementsKansas drivers license number, Kansas nondrivers identification card number or copy photo ID

is required for both early voting and absentee voting.

Free IDThere is no new language set forth in this bill regarding free voter IDs.

Public Education RequirementsThe secretary of state is charged with providing advance notice of the personal identificationrequirements in a manner calculated to generally inform the public. Minimally, the advancenotice must include: use of advertisements and PSA in print, broadcast television, radio, cabletelevision and posting information on the opening website pages of the secretary of state andgovernor.



: Signed into law.

Effective Date: Jan. 1, 2013
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Proof of Citizenship PermittedA registrant shall not be registered until they provide satisfactory evidence of citizenship. Thisincludes:

A drivers license or nondrivers ID card issued by Kansas, or by another state ordistrict of the U.S. if the agency indicates on the license or ID that a person has

provided satisfactory proof of U.S. citizenship; A birth certificate that verifies U.S. citizenship to the satisfaction of the county

election officer or secretary of state;

Pertinent pages of a current or expired U.S. passport;

Naturalization documents of the number of the certificate of naturalization;

Other documents of citizenship issued by the federal government;

A bureau of Indian affairs card or card number;

A consular report of birth abroad of a citizen of the U.S.;

A certificate of citizenship issued by the U.S.;

A certification of report of birth issued by the US department of state;

An American Indian card with KIC classification;

Final adoption decree showing name and birthplace; Official U.S. military record of service showing the applicants birth in U.S.;

Extract from U.S. hospital record of birth indicating the applicants place of birth inU.S.

If an applicant is an U.S. citizen but does not have any of the documents listed above they maysubmit evidence they believe demonstrates their citizenship. In order to verify this evidence, theapplicant must submit their registration application and the evidence of citizenship to theelections division of the secretary of state who shall give the applicant an opportunity for ahearing on the evidence. The state board shall assess the evidence and determine if the applicantis qualified to vote.

ApplicabilityAny person who is already registered in the state on the effective date of this law is presumed tohave provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and will not be required to resubmit evidenceof citizenship

Affidavit AlternativeIf there is an inconsistency, including name or sex, between the proof of citizenship and theregistration application the applicant may sign an affidavit stating the reason for theinconsistencies and swearing under oath that the applicant is a citizen of the U.S. In order to signsuch an affidavit, there may not be inconsistencies between date of birth on the registrationapplication and the proof of citizenship.

Free Proof of CitizenshipAlthough this law makes available free ID cards for persons requiring them to vote, such IDsrequire an applicant to produce evidence that they are a registered voter in Kansas. However,unique among the states, Kansas provides free birth certificates to persons born in Kansas ifneeded to acquire a photo ID for voting.

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The secretary of state is charged with providing advance notice of the personal identificationrequirements in a manner calculated to generally inform the public. Minimally, the advancenotice must include: use of advertisements and PSA in print, broadcast television, radio, cabletelevision and posting information on the opening website pages of the secretary of state andgovernor.

Pending Legislation


Bill:S.B. 129Status

: Passed both chambers; Houses amendments rejected in conference committee; pending(carried over from 2011).

Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting in person or by mail, subject to certainexemptions.

Photo ID Requested to Vote

Bill:H.B. 2364(companion bill to S.B. 222)Status


Requests specified forms of photo ID when voting in person or by mail (also permits certain non-photo documents).


Bill:S.B. 129(see also above)Status


Requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.


: Passed House; sent to Senate and referred to committee; pending.

Expedites the implementation of KSA 2011 Supp. 25-2309, requiring voter registrants to provideproof of citizenship. Instead of taking effect on January 1, 2013, new registrants would need to

comply beginning June 15, 2012.

Restrictions on Voter Registration(Regulation of the Individual)


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Decreases the amount of time voters have to register to vote, moving the deadline from fourteendays prior to an election to nineteen days prior to an election.

Maine

Passed by Referendum


Bill:L.D. 1376Status

: Passed but subsequently repealed by citizen initiated referendum.

Would have eliminated Election Day registration, ending the voter registration period two daysbefore the election.

Maryland

Pending Legislation

Voter ID Required to Vote

Bill:H.B. 113Status


Requires voters to present specified forms of ID, including non-photo ID, with certainexceptions; requires voters who are unable to provide specified ID or who indicate a change ofresidence to vote provisional ballots; and prohibits willful or knowing voting or attempts to voteunder a false form of ID.

Massachusetts

Pending Legislation




Requires specified forms of photo ID to complete voting by provisional ballot.

Bill:H.B. 1115
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Status


Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting.

Bill:H.B. 2731

Status : Referred to committee; pending (carried over from 2011).

Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting in person and to complete a provisional ballot.

Bill:S.B. 316Status


Requires photo ID when voting in person (acceptable forms of photo ID not specified).



Requires a voter to present photo ID issued by the registry of motor vehicles to vote.




Requests specified forms of photo ID when voting in person.

Voter ID Required to Vote

Bill:S.B. 318Status


Requires proof of ID when voting (acceptable forms of ID not specified).

Bill:H.B. 191Status


Requires specified forms of ID, including non-photo ID, when voting in person. Eliminatesprovision under current law that permits a person without the requisite ID to vote a ballot thatcan be challenged, providing instead that any person who fails to present the required ID shallnot be permitted to vote.

Bill:S.B. 320Status


Requires specified forms of ID, including non-photo ID, when voting in person.
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Requires specified forms of ID, including non-photo ID, when voting in person.


Bill:H.B. 194Status


Requires documentary of proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

Michigan

Pending Legislation


Bill:S.B. 754Status

: Passed Senate; referred to House committee (carried over from 2011).

Restrictions on Voter Registration Activity: This bill creates a new mandatory registrationsystem for any third-party voter registration organization, defined as an organization thatdistributes and collects voter registration applications by 2 or more individuals. The law requiresthat any individual or group meeting this definition:

Register with the state before engaging in any voter registration activity. This submissionmust include the name and address of the organization, the name of each officer in the

organization, and the name and address of the organizations registered agent in the state.

The organization must also update the state promptly if any of this information

changes (promptly is not defined).

Designate at least one person in the organization to undergo state-run voter registrationtraining and then train all of the organizations registration agents before the agents

conduct registration activities.

Require that each volunteer or employee registration agent sign a statement certifyingthat he or she has received training, will comply with all state laws and rules concerning

voter registration, and has notice of applicable penalties for false registration of electors.

The organization must keep the signed statement on file for at least 2 years and make it

available to the state upon request.
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Serve as a fiduciary to every voter registration applicant from whom they collect anapplication form. Ensure that all voter registration applications are delivered to the

county, city, or township clerk within 15 days after the organization receives the

application . In cases where the voter registration application is received by a third-party

voter registration organization within 7 days before the close of registration for a federal

election, ensure that the application is transmitted to the clerk within 1 business day after

receiving the application.

Punishment for Offense of the Law:

The bill does not specify any penalties for violation of this section. The election code generally

specifies misdemeanor penalties for willfully fail[ing] to perform a duty imposed upon that

person by this act but it is not clear whether those penalties would apply to this section.

Photo ID Requested to Register to Vote


: Passed Senate; referred to House committee (carried over from 2011).

Persons registering to vote in person are requested to present specified photo identification, orother generally recognized picture identification card (generally recognized not defined). Withvery limited exceptions, if the registrant does not provide an accepted photo identification whenregistering, the application is treated as a mail registration application which triggers additionalrequirements if the person has not previously voted in the state.




Requires specified documentary of proof of citizenship when registering to vote. If registeredprior to effective date, must provide proof of citizenship only upon changing residence.

Minnesota

Pending Legislation


Bill:H.F. 2738(companion bill to S.F. 1577)Status

: Passed House and Senate; in conference.

Proposes an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to be voted on by referendum at the 2012general election that would require government issued photo ID to vote in person. The
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amendment would further provide that the state must make photo ID available to eligibleindividuals at no charge. A person who lacks the requisite ID must be permitted to submit aprovisional ballot.

Bill:H.F. 89(companion bill to S.F. 479)

Status : Referred to committee; pending (carried over from 2011).


Bill:H.F. 302(companion bill to S.F. 169)Status


Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting in person. Removes existing statutorylanguage that failing to check a box does not render a registration application deficient.

Bill:S.F. 354

Status : Referred to committee; pending

(carried over from 2011).


Bill:H.F. 1597Status


Proposes a state constitutional amendment requiring photo ID when voting.

Bill:S.F. 1578Status


Proposes an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to be voted on by referendum at the 2012general election that would require valid photo ID when voting. The amendment would furtherprovide that the state must make photo ID available to eligible individuals at no charge.

Mississippi

Passed Legislation


Ballot Initiative:Initiative #27(Constitutional amendment by voter petition)Status

: Passed.

Effective Date: Takes effect upon preclearance approval by Department of Justice or a federaldistrict court. Implementation is contingent upon the State legislatures enactment ofimplementing legislation.
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Photo IDs PermittedPrior to voting, a voter must provide government issued photo identification.4

Exceptions Available

The photo ID law does not apply to voters living and voting in a state-licensed carefacility.

A voter with religious objections to being photographed may cast an affidavit(provisional) ballot at the polls, which will count if she visits the circuit clerks officewithin 5 days of the election and executes an affidavit affirming her religious beliefs.

Early/Absentee Voting ID RequirementsThe photo ID requirements apply to all persons voting early. The photo ID law did not changeabsentee voting rules. Under preexisting law, absentee voters must have their application andtheir absentee ballot notarized.5

Free ID

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety must provide free IDs to any qualified elector whodoes not have a government issued photo identification and who cannot afford suchidentification. But, applicants must show appropriate identifying documents . . . as provided bylaw. Under current law, applicants must show:

A social security card or a printout from the Social Security Administration; and A certified copy of their birth certificates.6First-time applicants, and anyone else who lacks a valid, unexpired Mississippi drivers licenseor ID card, must also establish their residency by showing reliable evidence, such as an electricbill, water bill, rental agreement, or bank statement, containing the applicants physical address.

7

Public Education Requirements

The initiative contains no public education requirements.

Pending Legislation

Photo ID Required to Vote (Implementing Legislation for Initiative #27)

Bill:H.B. 921Status

: Passed House, sent to Senate and referred to committee; pending.

Requires current and valid photo ID when voting in person. Permits voting by affidavit ballot forthose who do not have the requisite ID, but such affidavit ballots will only be counted if the

person presents acceptable photo ID to the registrar within 5 days. Requires the Secretary of

4 Other than state issued photo identification which will be offered free of charge from the MississippiDepartment of Public Safety to certain voters, the initiative does not specify which IDs will be accepted.5See Miss. Code Ann. 23-15-715(b); Miss. Code Ann. 23-15-721(1).6See Miss. Code Ann. 63-1-19; see alsoDrivers License Info: Identification Cards, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC SAFETY,http://www.dps.state.ms.us/dps/dps.nsf/webpages/dlinfo_IdentificationCards?OpenDocument(lastvisited Nov. 21, 2011).7 Miss. Code Ann. 63-1-19; Code Miss. R. 31-3-3:7.002.
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State to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding to be entered into by the MississippiDepartment of Public Safety and the registrar of each county for the purpose of providing freeMississippi Voter Identification Cards that would constitute acceptable photo ID to voters.

Missouri

Passed Legislation


Bill:S.J. Res. 2Status

: Passed by Legislature; will be placed on November 2012 ballot for voter approval.

A proposed state constitutional amendment which authorizes the state legislature to require photoID when voting in person, subject to exemptions the legislature may provide by general law(acceptable forms of ID not specified). The amendment states that the legislature may require anindividual to identify himself or herself and verify his or her qualifications as a U.S. citizen and aresident of Missouri.

Proof of Citizenship Required to Vote

Bill:S.J. Res. 2(see also above)Status

: Approved by Legislature; will be placed on November 2012 ballot for voter approval.

A proposed state constitutional amendment which authorizes the state legislature to require IDwhen voting in person, subject to exemptions the legislature may provide by general law

(acceptable forms of ID not specified). The amendment states that the legislature may require anindividual to identify himself or herself and verify his or her qualifications as a U.S. citizen and aresident of Missouri.

Pending Legislation



: Passed House; sent to Senate and referred to committee; pending..

Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting. Certain categories of voters are exempted,but they are required to sign an affidavit and vote a provisional ballot, which only counts if theelection authority can verify the identity of the individual through a signature match. Voters whodo not fit within an exemption and do not produce acceptable photo ID have three days after theelection to complete the provisional ballot voting process by producing acceptable photo ID.

Bill:S.B. 442Status: Reported out of committee; pending.
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Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting. Certain categories of voters are exempted,but they are required to sign an affidavit and vote a provisional ballot, which only counts if theelection authority can verify the identity of the individual through a signature match. Voters whodo not fit within an exemption and do not produce acceptable photo ID must complete the

provisional ballot voting process by producing acceptable photo ID. Provides that provisionalballots shall not be available for absentee voting.

Nebraska

Pending Legislation


Bill:L.B. 239Status


Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting in person, subject to certain exemptions.

New Hampshire

Pending Legislation


Bill:H.B. 356Status



Bill:S.B. 289Status

: Passed Senate, sent to House and referred to committee; pending.

Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting in person. Provides that voters without photoID may execute a challenged voter affidavit in order to vote. The Secretary of State shall send a

letter to each person who voted by challenged voter affidavit, instructing the person to confirmthat he or she voted. Any such letters that are returned as undeliverable are to be referred to theattorney general for investigation and requires the secretary of state to prepare and forward to theattorney general for investigation a list of all persons who were mailed such letters and who havenot confirmed that they voted.

Photo ID Requested to Register to Vote
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Bill:H.B. 515Status

: Status listed as inexpedient to legislate (carried over from 2011).

Requests specified forms of photo ID when registering to vote (permits voters without such ID toestablish identity through any reasonable means as determined by the supervisors of the registry

or verification of the persons identity by another person registered as a voter and known to thesupervisor or clerk).



: Status listed as inexpedient to legislate (carried over from 2011).

Requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.

Proof of Qualifications Required to Register to Vote

Bill:S.B. 318Status


Limits availability of registration by qualified voter affidavit to those voters who lack documentsnecessary to prove their identity, citizenship, and age.

New Jersey

Pending Legislation


Bill:A.B. 674(companion bill to S.B. 200)Status


Requires photo ID to vote beginning with the first election held after January 1, 2012, with anexception for voters who have a religious objection and provide a satisfactory affidavitestablishing it. Voters who do not display acceptable ID and do not fit within the exception mustvote a provisional ballot, and may be subject to challenge.

New York

Pending Legislation


Bill:A.B. 9041
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Status


Requires specified forms of government-issued photo ID to vote. A voter who lacks such ID cancast an affidavit ballot. The new ID requirements do not apply to voters who register to vote bymail and submit certain forms of identification at that time, including forms of non-photo ID.

Bill:A.B. 6867Status


Requires government-issued photo ID to vote. A voter who lacks such ID may vote an affidavitballot. The new ID requirements do not apply to voters who register to vote by mail and submitcertain forms of identification at that time, including forms of non-photo ID.

Bill:A.B. 3373Status


Requests specified forms of photo ID when voting (also permits certain non-photo IDs asprovided for by the State Board of Elections, reflecting to the extent possible the New YorkDepartment of Motor Vehicles six points of identification).

North Carolina

Pending Legislation


Bill:S.B. 595Status




Bill:S.B. 657Status


Reduces early voting by one week.

Bill:S.B. 47Status

: Passed Senate, sent to House and referred to Committee; pending (carried over from2011).

Makes it a misdemeanor to pay anyone to register others or encourage or assist others to fill outvoter registration forms on the basis of number of applications completed.
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Ends pre-registration for 17-year-olds and repeals Election Day registration.

Ohio

Passed Legislation


Bill:H.B. 194Status: Signed into law. This law is temporarily on hold pending a citizen-initiated referendumthat will be on the ballot in the November 2012 election.8

Effective Date: Law is temporarily on hold pending a citizen-initiated referendum that will beon the ballot in the November 2012 election.

Previous Early Voting Period:Began in-person absentee voting thirty-five days prior to Election Day.

New Early Voting Period:Begins in-person absentee voting seventeen days before Election Day, and ends at 6 PM on thelast Friday before Election Day.

Hours:

8 AM through 6 PM on Monday through Friday 8 AM through 12 PM on Saturday

Restrictions on Registration (Regulation of the Individual)

Bill:H.B. 194Status

: Signed into law.

Effective Date: September 30, 2011

Eliminates existing duty by poll workers to inform voters of the correct voting precinct.

8 Press Release, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, Secretary Of State Husted Certifies HB 194 ReferendumPetition Signatures (Dec. 9, 2011) available athttp://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/mediaCenter/2011/2011-12-09.aspx.
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Oklahoma

Pending Legislation




Eliminates exception to photo ID requirement for persons able to present a voter identificationcard issued by the appropriate county election board.

Pennsylvania

Passed Legislation


Bill:H.B. 934Status

: Signed into law.

Effective Date: March 14, 2012

Photo IDs PermittedPrior to voting, a voter must provide one of the following valid forms of photo ID:

Photo ID issued by the department of transportation that is not more than twelvemonths past the expiration date;

U.S. military photo ID that does not contain an expiration date, but notes that theexpiration date is indefinite;

Unexpired municipal employee Photo ID that includes an expiration date;

Unexpired student photo ID from an accredited public or private higher educationinstitution that includes an expiration date; or

Unexpired photo ID from certain state care facilities that includes an expiration date.

Non-Photo IDs PermittedA voter who has a religious objection to being photographed must provide a valid-without-photo

drivers license or a valid-without-photo ID card issued by the department of transportation.

Limited Exception for Indigent VotersA voter who is unable to produce the required ID on the grounds that he or she is indigent andcannot obtain such ID for free must cast a provisional ballot, and provide an affirmation to thecounty board within six days, affirming his or her identity and indigent status, or the ballot willnot count.
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Absentee Voting ID RequirementsAn absentee voter who has been issued a current and valid drivers license must provide his orher license number. An absentee voter who has not been issued a current and valid driverslicense can provide the last four digits of his or her social security number. A qualified absenteevoter who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens

Absentee Voting Act or by an alternative ballot under the Voting Accessibility for the Elderlyand Handicapped Act will not be required to provide proof of ID.

Public Education RequirementsBetween the effective date of the law and September 17, 2012, the photo ID specified in the lawwill be requested but not required. During this time frame, if any voter who will be required toproduce photo ID starting on September 17, 2012 is unable to produce the photo ID requested,election officials will provide him or her with written information about the new lawsrequirements.

Rhode Island

Passed Legislation


Bill:S.B. 0400A(companion to H.B. 5680)Status

: Signed into law.

Effective Date: July 2, 2011. Certain provisions effective Jan. 1, 2012 and certain otherprovisions effective Jan. 1, 2014.

Photo IDs PermittedProper ID is defined as a valid and current document showing a photograph of the persons towhom the document was issued, including without limitation9

Rhode Island drivers license; : Rhode Island voter ID card (i.e., new, free ID card for voters); U.S. passport; Photo ID from U.S. educational institution; U.S. military photo ID ; Any photo ID card issued by U.S. or Rhode Island; or

Government-issued medical card with photo.

Until Jan. 1, 2014, voters may also prove their identity by showing non-photo documentation,including without limitation:

9The language, without limitation, suggests that any current photo identification that includes the name and

photograph of the voter will be accepted.
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Birth certificate Social security card Government-issued medical card

Exception available

Any voter without a qualifying photo ID can complete a provisional ballot application and cast aprovisional ballot. If the signature on the provisional ballot application matches the signature onthe voter registration, then the Board of Elections will count the ballot.

Affidavit AlternativeThere is no affidavit alternative.

Early/Absentee Voting ID RequirementsThe photo ID law does not apply to absentee voting. Under existing Rhode Island law, allabsentee ballots must be either notarized or signed by two witnesses.

Free IDsRhode Island must start issuing free voter ID cards pursuant to regulations yet to be promulgatedby the Secretary of State.

Public Education RequirementsNo public education requirements are specified by statute.

South Carolina

Passed Legislation


Bill:H. 3003Status

: Signed into law.

Effective Date: TheDepartment of Justice has denied preclearance approval and this changewill not become effective until or unless it is precleared by a federal district court as required bythe Voting Rights Act.

Photo IDs PermittedAll voters must produce a valid and current:

South Carolina drivers license;

Any other photo ID issued by South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles;

U.S. passport;

U.S. military photo ID; or

South Carolina voter registration card with photo (i.e., new, free ID card for voters).*Student IDs are not accepted in South Carolina for purposes of identification for voting.
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/3003.htmhttp://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/3003.htmhttp://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/3003.htmhttp://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/3003.htm


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Affidavit AlternativePersons with religious objections to being photographed or who have a reasonable impedimentto obtaining a photo ID may cast a provisional ballot and submit an accompanying affidavit.County Boards of Registration and Electionsmust find such affidavits to be valid unless officials

have grounds to believe that an affidavit is false. Affidavits must confirm the identity of thevoter, state that the voter cast a provisional ballot, and state that:

the voter has a religious objections to being photographed; or

the voter has a reasonable impediment to obtaining photo ID. The voter mustidentify the impediment on the affidavit, unless otherwise prohibited by state orfederal law.

Early/Absentee Voting ID RequirementsThe photo ID law does not apply to absentee voting. Under preexisting South Carolina law, tovote absentee, a voter must have a witness attest to his or her signature.

Free IDsThe State Elections Commission must make free voter registration card available to anyone aged17 or older who shows a birth certificate or other evidence acceptable to the department of hisname and date of birth.

Public Education RequirementsThe State Elections Commission must establish an aggressive voter education program,including:

Posting information at County boards and State elections offices, and on theirwebsites;

Training poll workers at their mandatory training sessions to answer questions from

voters; Posting documentation at polling places describing the changes in the legislation;

Conducting at least two county-wide public education seminars prior to December 15,2011;

Conducting additional seminars at the local or statewide levels

Placing ads in State newspapers and with local media outlets to disseminateinformation concerning the changes;

Notifying each registered voter who does not have State drivers license or ID card ofthe provisions of this act no later than Dec. 2011.

South Carolinas State Elections Commission must create a list containing all registered voters

who are otherwise qualified to vote but do not have a South Carolina drivers license or otherform photo ID issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles as of Dec. 1, 2011. The list must bemade available to any registered voter upon request. The Commission may charge a reasonablefee for the list.

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Bill:S.B. 1Status


Requires specified forms of photo ID when voting in person, subject to certain exemptions.


Bill:S.B. 304Status

: Reported favorably out of Senate committee; pending (carried over from 2011).

Requires documentary proof of citizenship when registering vote.


Bill:H.B. 4549

Status : Recommitted to committee; pending.

Defines third-party registration organizations to be a person, entity, or organization collectingvoter registration applications. Requires such organizations to provide the State ElectionCommission with identifying information and to provide a sworn statement from each canvasser.The Commission would maintain a database of all third-party voter registration groups and thevoter registration forms assigned to them. Requires applications to be submitted within five daysof completion. Failure to comport with these requirements subjects the third-party voterregistration organization responsible to a series of fines, up to $1,000 per year, and civil actions.

Restrictions on Voters with Past Criminal ConvictionsBill:H.B. 3168(companion toH. 3166)Status


Proposed state constitutional amendment to permanently disenfranchise persons required toregister as a sex offender pursuant to the laws of South Carolina or any other state or militaryjurisdiction.

South Dakota

Passed Legislation

Restrictions on Voters with Past Criminal ConvictionsBill:H.B. 1247Status

: Signed into law.
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voter suppression leg mar 2012

Documents