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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 1530

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 1148 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY REGOLA, EARLL, ERICKSON, FOLMER, GORDNER, MADIGAN,
           ROBBINS AND D. WHITE, NOVEMBER 5, 2007

        REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 5, 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 manner of applying to vote.

    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
    22  election district [for the first time] and who desires to vote

     1  shall first present to an election officer one of the following
     2  forms of photo identification:
     3     (1)  a valid driver's license or identification card issued
     4  by the Department of Transportation;
     5     (2)  a valid identification card issued by any other agency
     6  of the Commonwealth;
     7     (3)  a valid identification card issued by the United States
     8  Government;
     9     (4)  a valid United States passport;
    10     [(5)  a valid student identification card;
    11     (6)  a valid employe identification card;] or
    12     [(7)] (5)  a valid armed forces of the United States
    13  identification card.
    14  The election officer shall examine the identification presented
    15  by the elector and sign an affidavit stating that this has been
    16  done.
    17     (a.1)  Where the elector does not have a photo identification
    18  as provided for in subsection (a), the elector shall present for
    19  examination [one] two or more of the following forms of
    20  identification [that], at least one of which has a photo of the
    21  elector thereon, and at least one of which shows the name and
    22  address of the elector:
    23     (1)  a nonphoto identification issued by the Commonwealth, or
    24  any agency thereof;
    25     (2)  a 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     (8)  a pilot's license;
     3     (9)  a Medicare or Medicaid card;
     4     (10)  a certified copy of the elector's birth certificate;
     5     (11)  a Social Security card;
     6     (12)  a certified naturalization document;
     7     (13)  a valid employer ID badge or card from a Pennsylvania
     8  employer; or
     9     (14)  a valid student ID card from a Pennsylvania school.
    10  The election officer shall examine the identification presented
    11  by the elector and sign an affidavit stating that this has been
    12  done.
    13     * * *
    14     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.











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