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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY ORIE, WONDERLING, ALLOWAY, EARLL, ERICKSON, FOLMER, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, ROBBINS, WAUGH, D. WHITE AND McILHINNEY, MARCH 2, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 2, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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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 |
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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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