PRINTER'S NO. 1347
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; 20070H1118B1347 - 2 -
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. C23L25JS/20070H1118B1347 - 3 -