1Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
2"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
3special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
4primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
5and defining membership of county boards of elections;
6imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
7courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
8imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
9revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
10repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
11elections," in preliminary provisions, further defining
12"proof of identification."

13The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14hereby enacts as follows:

15Section 1. Section 102(z.5) of the act of June 3, 1937
16(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,
17added March 14, 2012 (P.L.195, No.18), is amended to read:

18Section 102. Definitions.--The following words, when used in
19this act, shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise
20clearly apparent from the context:

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2(z.5) The words "proof of identification" shall mean:

3(1) In the case of an elector who has a religious objection
4to being photographed, a valid-without-photo driver's license or
5a valid-without-photo identification card issued by the
6Department of Transportation.

7(2) For an elector who appears to vote under section 1210, a
8document that:

9(i) shows the name of the individual to whom the document
10was issued and the name substantially conforms to the name of
11the individual as it appears in the district register;

12(ii) shows a photograph of the individual to whom the
13document was issued;

14(iii) includes an expiration date and is not expired,
15except:

16(A) for a document issued by the Department of
17Transportation which is not more than twelve (12) months past
18the expiration date; [or]

19(B) in the case of a document from an agency of the Armed
20forces of the United States or their reserve components,
21including the Pennsylvania National Guard, establishing that the
22elector is a current member of or a veteran of the United States
23Armed Forces or National Guard which does not designate a
24specific date on which the document expires, but includes a
25designation that the expiration date is indefinite; [and] or

26(C) a document from an agency of the United States
27Department of Veterans Affairs establishing that the elector is
28enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Program; and

29(iv) was issued by one of the following:

30(A) The United States Government.

1(B) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

2(C) A municipality of this Commonwealth to an employe of
3that municipality.

4(D) An accredited Pennsylvania public or private institution
5of higher learning.

6(E) A Pennsylvania care facility.

7(3) For a qualified absentee elector under section 1301:

8(i) in the case of an elector who has been issued a current
9and valid driver's license, the elector's driver's license
10number;

11(ii) in the case of an elector who has not been issued a
12current and valid driver's license, the last four digits of the
13elector's Social Security number;

14(iii) in the case of an elector who has a religious
15objection to being photographed, a copy of a document that
16satisfies paragraph (1); or

17(iv) in the case of an elector who has not been issued a
18current and valid driver's license or Social Security number, a
19copy of a document that satisfies paragraph (2).

20Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.