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2011 SESSION
SB 808 Elections; voter identification requirements, absentee voting eligibility and procedures.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Elections; voter identification requirements; absentee voting eligibility and procedures. Revises the list of items that a voter may show to prove identification at the polls. The bill adds to the list several items now allowed to prove the identity of first-time voters for federal elections who registered by mail: a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, or paycheck that shows the name and address of the voter. The bill deletes the provision that allows a voter to sign a sworn statement that he is the named registered voter he claims to be in lieu of showing identification and provides instead for the voter to cast a provisional ballot if he cannot provide a required form of identification.
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HISTORY
- 01/05/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101674D
- 01/05/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/14/11 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
- 02/08/11 Senate: Left in Privileges and Elections