,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aacj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ad1    
#bjba,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 and ,mr4         
,barrasso7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,rules and         
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb  
to promote integrity in the casting of  
ballots in elections for ,federal       
office4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,promoting ,election   
,integrity by ,proving ,voter ,identity 
,act4  #b4 ,promoting integrity in      
casting of ballots  7a7 ,in general     
,title ,,iii of the ,help ,america ,vote
 ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et 
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating
 sections #cjd and #cje as sections #cje
 and #cjf2 and  7#b7 by inserting after 
section #cjc the following new section3 
#cjd4 ,promoting integrity in casting of
 ballots  7a7 ,requiring provision of   

identification as condition of voting   
7#a7 ,individuals voting in person      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 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 current and  
valid identification4  7#b7 ,individuals
 voting other than in person            
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 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 current and valid             
identification4  7#c7 ,current and valid
 identification defined ,in this        
subsection1 a current and valid         
identification means a current and valid
 version of any of the following3 7,a7  
,an identification issued by a ,state or

 a unit of local government in a ,state4
  7,b7 ,a ,united ,states passport4     
7,c7 ,a military identification card4   
7,d7 ,an identification issued by a     
tribal government4  7b7 ,exception for  
absent military and overseas voters     
,this section does not apply with       
respect to any individual who is        
entitled to vote by absentee ballot     
under the ,uniformed and ,overseas      
,citizens ,absentee ,voting ,act 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja et seq474  7c7         
,effective date ,this section shall     
apply with respect to the regularly     
scheduled general election for ,federal 
office held in #bjbb and any succeeding 
election for ,federal office4  4  7b7   
,conforming amendment relating to       
existing identification requirements    
,section #cjc of such ,act 7#eb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bajhc7 is amended by striking
 subsection 7b74  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 #cjd4 
7d7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
contents of such ,act is amended-- 7#a7 
by redesignating the items relating to  
sections #cjd and #cje as relating to   
sections #cje and #cjf2 and  7#b7 by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #cjc the following3  ,sec4 #cjd4
 ,promoting integrity in casting of     
ballots4  4