,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bjij ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ab1 #bjag,mr4 ,messer introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb to require voters in elections for ,federal office to provide photo identification as a condition of casting a ballot in such elections1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,election ,integrity ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,requiring ,voters to ,provide ,photo ,identification 7a7 ,requirement ,to ,provide ,photo ,identification as ,condition of ,casting ,ballot 7#a7 ,in general ,title ,,iii of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #aedha et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #cjc the following new section3 #cjc;,a4 ,photo identification requirements 7a7 ,provision of identification required as condition of casting ballot 7#a7 ,individuals voting in person 7,a7 ,requirement to provide identification ,notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the appropriate ,state or local election official may not provide a ballot for an election for ,federal office to an individual who desires to vote in person unless the individual presents to the official a valid photo identification4 7,b7 ,availability of provisional ballot 7i7 ,in general ,if an individual does not present the identification required under subparagraph 7,a71 the individual shall be permitted to cast a provisional ballot with respect to the election under section #cjb7;a71 except that the appropriate ,state or local election official may not make a determination under section #cjb7;a77#d7 that the individual is eligible under ,state law to vote in the election unless1 not later than #aj days after casting the provisional ballot1 the individual presents to the official-- 7,i7 the identification required under subparagraph 7,a72 or 7,,ii7 an affidavit attesting that the individual does not possess the identification required under subparagraph 7,a7 because the individual has a religious objection to being photographed4 7ii7 ,no effect on other provisional balloting rules ,nothing in clause 7i7 may be construed to apply to the casting of a provisional ballot pursuant to section #cjb7;a7 or any ,state law for reasons other than the failure to present the identification required under subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,individuals voting other than in person 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the appropriate ,state or local election official may not accept any ballot for an election for ,federal office provided by an individual who votes other than in person unless the individual submits with the ballot a copy of a valid photo identification4 7,b7 ,exception for overseas military voters ,subparagraph 7,a7 does not apply with respect to a ballot provided by an absent uniformed services voter who1 by reason of active duty or service1 is absent from the ,united ,states on the date of the election involved4 ,in this subparagraph1 the term absent uniformed services voter has the meaning given such term in section #ajg7a7 of the ,uniformed and ,overseas ,citizens ,absentee ,voting ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcaj7a771 other than an individual described in section #ajg7a77;,c7 of such ,act4 7b7 ,provision of identifications without charge to individuals unable ,to pay costs of obtaining identification ,if an individual presents a ,state or local election official with an affidavit attesting that the individual is unable to pay the costs associated with obtaining a valid photo identification under this section1 the official shall provide the individual with a valid photo identification under this subsection without charge to the individual4 7c7 ,valid photo identifications described ,for purposes of this section1 a valid photo identification means1 with respect to an individual who seeks to vote in a ,state1 any of the following3 7#a7 ,a valid ,state-issued motor vehicle driver's license that includes a photo of the individual and an expiration date4 7#b7 ,a valid ,state-issued identification card that includes a photo of the individual and an expiration date4 7#c7 ,a valid ,united ,states passport for the individual4 7#d7 ,a valid military identification for the individual4 7#e7 ,any other form of government-issued identification that the ,state may specify as a valid photo identification for purposes of this subsection4 7d7 ,notification of identification requirement to applicants for voter registration 7#a7 ,in general ,each ,state shall ensure that1 at the time an individual applies to register to vote in elections for ,federal office in the ,state1 the appropriate ,state or local election official notifies the individual of the photo identification requirements of this section4 7#b7 ,special rule for individuals applying to register to vote online ,each ,state shall ensure that1 in the case of an individual who applies to register to vote in elections for ,federal office in the ,state online1 the online voter registration system notifies the individual of the photo identification requirements of this section before the individual completes the online registration process4 7e7 ,treatment of ,states with photo identification requirements in effect as of date of enactment ,if1 as of the date of the enactment of this section1 a ,state has in effect a law requiring an individual to provide a photo identification as a condition of casting a ballot in elections for ,federal office held in the ,state and the law remains in effect on and after the effective date of this section1 the ,state shall be considered to meet the requirements of this section if-- 7#a7 the ,state submits a request to the ,attorney ,general and provides such information as the ,attorney ,general may consider necessary to determine that the ,state has in effect such a law and that the law remains in effect2 and 7#b7 the ,attorney ,general approves the request4 7f7 ,effective date ,this section shall apply with respect to elections for ,federal office held in #bjbj or any succeeding year4 4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents of such ,act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #cjc the following new item3 ,sec4 #cjc;,a4 ,photo identification requirements4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment relating to voluntary guidance by ,election ,assistance ,commission ,section #caa7;b7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaja7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of paragraph 7#b72 7#b7 by striking the period at the end of paragraph 7#c7 and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#d7 in the case of the recommendations with respect to section #cjc;,a1 ,october #a1 #bjah4 4 7c7 ,conforming amendment relating to enforcement ,section #dja of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is amended by striking and #cjc and inserting #cjc1 and #cjc;,a4 7d7 ,conforming amendments relating to repeal of existing photo identification requirements for certain voters 7#a7 ,in general ,section #cjc of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aedhc7 is amended-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by striking and requirements for voters who register by mail2 7,b7 in the heading of subsection 7b71 by striking for ,voters ,who ,register by ,mail and inserting for ,mail-,in ,registration ,forms2 7,c7 in subsection 7b71 by striking paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 and redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 respectively2 and 7,d7 in subsection 7c71 by striking subsections 7a77#e77;,a77i77,,ii7 and 7b77#c77;,b77i77,,ii7 and inserting subsection 7a77#e77;,a77i77,,ii74 7#b7 ,clerical ,amendment ,the table of contents of such ,act is amended by amending the item relating to section #cjc to read as follows3 ,sec4 #cjc4 ,computerized statewide voter registration list requirements4 4 7e7 ,effective ,date ,this section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections for ,federal office held in #bjbj or any succeeding year4