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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY HORNAMAN, BARBIN, CARROLL, D. COSTA, DALEY, DEAN, DEASY, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GERGELY, GOODMAN, KORTZ, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MANN, McGEEHAN, MIRABITO, MULLERY, MUNDY, PARKER, STABACK, STURLA, WATERS, WILLIAMS, YOUNGBLOOD AND GIBBONS, JUNE 21, 2012 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 21, 2012 |
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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 proof of identification. |
12 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
13 | hereby enacts as follows: |
14 | Section 1. Section 102(z.5) of the act of June 3, 1937 |
15 | (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, |
16 | added March 14, 2012 (P.L.195, No.18), is amended to read: |
17 | Section 102. Definitions.--The following words, when used in |
18 | this act, shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise |
19 | clearly apparent from the context: |
20 | * * * |
21 | (z.5) The words "proof of identification" shall mean: |
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1 | (1) In the case of an elector who has a religious objection |
2 | to being photographed, a valid-without-photo driver's license or |
3 | a valid-without-photo identification card issued by the |
4 | Department of Transportation. |
5 | (2) For an elector who appears to vote under section 1210, a |
6 | document that: |
7 | (i) shows the name of the individual to whom the document |
8 | was issued and the name substantially conforms to the name of |
9 | the individual as it appears in the district register; |
10 | (ii) shows a photograph of the individual to whom the |
11 | document was issued; |
12 | [(iii) includes an expiration date and is not expired, |
13 | except: |
14 | (A) for a document issued by the Department of |
15 | Transportation which is not more than twelve (12) months past |
16 | the expiration date; or |
17 | (B) in the case of a document from an agency of the Armed |
18 | forces of the United States or their reserve components, |
19 | including the Pennsylvania National Guard, establishing that the |
20 | elector is a current member of or a veteran of the United States |
21 | Armed Forces or National Guard which does not designate a |
22 | specific date on which the document expires, but includes a |
23 | designation that the expiration date is indefinite; and |
24 | (iv) was issued by one of the following: |
25 | (A) The United States Government. |
26 | (B) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
27 | (C) A municipality of this Commonwealth to an employee of |
28 | that municipality. |
29 | (D) An accredited Pennsylvania public or private institution |
30 | of higher learning. |
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1 | (E) A Pennsylvania care facility.] |
2 | (iii) includes an expiration date and is not expired, |
3 | except: |
4 | (A) for a document issued by the department of |
5 | transportation to a nonemployee which is not more than twelve |
6 | (12) months past the expiration date; |
7 | (B) for any employee issued document by an agency of the |
8 | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or Federal agency; |
9 | (C) for any document issued by a municipal agency of this |
10 | Commonwealth to an employee of that municipality; |
11 | (D) for any document issued by an agency of the armed forces |
12 | of the United States or their reserve components, including the |
13 | Pennsylvania National Guard, establishing that the elector is a |
14 | current member of or a veteran of the United States Armed Forces |
15 | or National Guard; or |
16 | (E) in all other cases when a document contains a |
17 | nonspecific or indefinite expiration date; and |
18 | (iv) was issued by one of the following: |
19 | (A) an accredited Pennsylvania public or private institution |
20 | of higher learning; or |
21 | (B) a Pennsylvania care facility. |
22 | * * * |
23 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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