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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 1347

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1118 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, GRELL, ARGALL, BOYD,
           CAPPELLI, DALLY, EVERETT, GABIG, GEIST, GILLESPIE, HARRIS,
           HENNESSEY, KENNEY, KILLION, METCALFE, R. MILLER, MOUL,
           PEIFER, PICKETT, PYLE, ROAE, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SONNEY,
           STERN, R. STEVENSON AND VULAKOVICH, APRIL 18, 2007

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 18, 2007

                                     AN ACT

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

    12     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    13  hereby enacts as follows:
    14     Section 1.  Section 1210(a) and (a.1) of the act of June 3,
    15  1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election
    16  Code, amended October 8, 2004 (P.L.807, No.97), are amended to
    17  read:
    18     Section 1210.  Manner of Applying to Vote; Persons Entitled
    19  to Vote; Voter's Certificates; Entries to Be Made in District
    20  Register; Numbered Lists of Voters; Challenges.--(a)  At every
    21  primary and election each elector [who appears to vote in that

     1  election district for the first time and] who desires to vote
     2  shall first present to an election officer [one of the following
     3  forms of photo identification:
     4     (1)]  a valid driver's license or identification card issued
     5  by the Department of Transportation[;].
     6     [(2)  a valid identification card issued by any other agency
     7  of the Commonwealth;
     8     (3)  a valid identification card issued by the United States
     9  Government;
    10     (4)  a valid United States passport;
    11     (5)  a valid student identification card;
    12     (6)  a valid employe identification card; or
    13     (7)  a valid armed forces of the United States identification
    14  card.]
    15  The election officer shall examine the identification presented
    16  by the elector and sign an affidavit stating that this has been
    17  done.
    18     (a.1)  Where the elector does not have [a photo]
    19  identification as provided for in subsection (a), the elector
    20  shall present for examination [one] two of the following forms
    21  of identification that shows the name and address of the
    22  elector:
    23     [(1)  nonphoto identification issued by the Commonwealth, or
    24  any agency thereof;
    25     (2)  nonphoto identification issued by the United States
    26  Government, or agency thereof;
    27     (3)  a firearm permit;
    28     (4)  a current utility bill;
    29     (5)  a current bank statement;
    30     (6)  a paycheck;
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     1     (7)  a government check.]
     2     (1)  a valid identification card issued by any other agency
     3  of the Commonwealth;
     4     (2)  a valid identification card issued by the United States
     5  Government;
     6     (3)  a valid United States passport;
     7     (4)  a valid student identification card;
     8     (5)  a valid employe identification card;
     9     (6)  a valid armed forces of the United States identification
    10  card;
    11     (7)  nonphoto identification issued by the Commonwealth or
    12  any agency thereof;
    13     (8)  nonphoto identification issued by the United States
    14  Government or any agency thereof;
    15     (9)  a firearm permit;
    16     (10)  a current utility bill;
    17     (11)  a current bank statement;
    18     (12)  a paycheck; or
    19     (13)  a government check.
    20  The election officer shall examine the identification presented
    21  by the elector and sign an affidavit stating that this has been
    22  done.
    23     * * *
    24     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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