,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #f1 #bjbc,mrs4 
,gonzlez-,coln introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to establish certain          
requirements with respect to the        
inclusion of a photograph or digital    
image of the likeness of an individual  
who is eligible to vote in a ,district  
of ,columbia election in the poll book  
which contains the name of the          
individuals who are eligible to vote in 
the ,district of ,columbia election1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,american
 ,confidence in ,elections3 ,district of
 ,columbia ,photographic ,poll ,books   
,act4  #b4 ,requirements for photos in  
poll books with respect to ,district of 
,columbia elections  7a7 ,requirements  
,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 #cjf1 respectively2 and  7#b7 by   
inserting after section #cjc the        
following new section3  #cjd4 ,inclusion
 of photos in poll books with respect to
 a ,district of ,columbia election  7a7 
,methods for obtaining photos  7#a7     
,provision of photos by offices of      
,district of ,columbia government ,if   
any office of the ,district of ,columbia
 government has a photograph or digital 
image of the likeness of an individual  
who is eligible to vote in a ,district  
of ,columbia election1 the office1 in   
consultation with the chief election    
official of the ,district of ,columbia1 
shall provide access to the photograph  
or digital image to the chief election  
official of the ,district of ,columbia4 
7#b7 ,taking of photos at polling place 
,if a photograph or digital image of an 
individual who votes in person at a     
polling place is not included in the    
poll book which contains the name of the
 individuals who are eligible to vote in

 the ,district of ,columbia election and
 which is used by election officials to 
provide ballots to such eligible        
individuals1 the appropriate election   
official shall take a photograph of the 
individual and provide access to the    
photograph to the chief election        
official of the ,district of ,columbia4 
7#c7 ,copies of photos provided by      
individuals not voting in person ,the   
election official who receives a copy of
 a valid photo identification which is  
submitted by an individual who desires  
to vote other than in person at a       
polling place shall provide access to   
the copy of the identification to the   
chief election official of the ,district
 of ,columbia4  7b7 ,inclusion in poll  
books ,the chief election official of   
the ,district of ,columbia shall ensure 
that a photograph1 digital image1 or    
copy of an identification for which     
access is provided under subsection 7a7 
is included in the poll book which      
contains the name of the individuals who

 are eligible to vote in the ,district  
of ,columbia election and which is used 
by election officials to provide ballots
 to such eligible individuals4  7c7     
,protection of privacy of voters ,the   
appropriate election officials of the   
,district of ,columbia shall ensure that
 any photograph1 digital image1 or copy 
of an identification which is included  
in a poll book under this section is not
 used for any purpose other than the    
administration of ,district of ,columbia
 elections and is not provided or       
otherwise made available to any other   
person except as may be necessary to    
carry out that purpose4  7d7 ,district  
of ,columbia election defined ,in this  
section1 the term ,district of ,columbia
 election means any election for public 
office in the ,district of ,columbia1   
including an election for ,federal      
office1 and any ballot initiative or    
referendum4  4  7b7 ,conforming         
amendment relating to enforcement       
,section #dja of the ,help ,america     

,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4      
#baaaa7 is amended by striking and #cjc 
and inserting #cjc1 and #cjd4  7c7      
,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 #cjf1 respectively2   
and  7#b7 by inserting after the item   
relating to section #cjc the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #cjd4 ,inclusion of    
photos in poll books with respect to a  
,district of ,columbia election4  4