,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ficf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #b1 #bjbf,ms4 ,greene of ,georgia introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration ,a ,,bill ,to require that individuals provide government photo identification and proof of ,united ,states citizenship to vote in ,federal elections1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,act4 ,do you want to include a short title8 #b4 ,requirement to provide government photo identification and proof of ,united ,states citizenship to vote in ,federal elections 7a7 ,requirement ,to provide government photo identification and proof of ,united ,states citizenship as condition of casting ballot ,title ,,iii of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #cjc the following new section3 #cjc;,a4 ,government photo identification and proof of ,united ,states citizenship required to vote in ,federal elections 7a7 ,provision of government photo identification and proof of ,united ,states citizenship required as condition of casting ballot 7#a7 ,individuals voting in person 7,a7 ,in general ,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-- 7i7 a document that is both proof of ,united ,states citizenship and government photo identification2 or 7ii7 a document that is proof of ,united ,states citizenship1 together with a document that is government photo identification1 if-- 7,i7 the name of the applicant is identical on both such documents2 or 7,,ii7 in the case that the name of the applicant is not identical on both such documents1 the applicant provides evidence sufficient to demonstrate that the name of such applicant has changed1 such as a court order1 marriage certificate1 divorce decree1 or other vital document record4 7,b7 ,availability of provisional ballot ,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;a7 but such provisional ballot may only be counted as a vote in that election in accordance with ,state law if the individual is verified as a citizen of the ,united ,states by the appropriate ,state or local election official under section #cjb7;a77#d74 7#b7 ,individuals voting other than in person 7,a7 ,in general ,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-- 7i7 a copy of a document that is both proof of ,united ,states citizenship and government photo identification2 or 7ii7 a copy of a document that is proof of ,united ,states citizenship1 together with a copy of a document that is government photo identification1 if-- 7,i7 the name of the applicant is identical on both such documents2 or 7,,ii7 in the case that the name of the applicant is not identical on both such documents1 the applicant provides evidence sufficient to demonstrate that the name of such applicant has changed1 such as a court order1 marriage certificate1 divorce decree1 or other vital document record4 7,b7 ,availability of provisional ballot ,an individual who desires to vote by mail but who does not meet the requirements of subparagraph 7,a7 may cast such a ballot by mail and the ballot shall be counted as a provisional ballot in accordance with section #cjb7;a7 but such provisional ballot may only be counted as a vote in that election in accordance with ,state law if the individual is verified as a citizen of the ,united ,states by the appropriate ,state or local election official under section #cjb7;a77#d74 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,government photo identification ,the term government photo identification means1 with respect to an applicant for voter registration1 a valid identification card issued by a ,federal1 ,state1 or ,tribal government that includes-- 7,a7 a photograph of the applicant2 7,b7 the full name of the applicant2 and 7,c7 the date of birth of the applicant4 7#b7 ,proof of ,united ,states citizenship ,the term proof of ,united ,states citizenship means1 with respect to an applicant for voter registration1 any of the following3 7,a7 ,a valid ,united ,states passport4 7,b7 ,a ,united ,states military record of service showing that the place of birth of the applicant was in the ,united ,states4 7,c7 ,a valid photo identification card issued by a ,federal1 ,state1 or ,tribal government showing that the place of birth of the applicant was in the ,united ,states4 7,d7 ,a certified birth certificate issued by a ,state1 a unit of local government in a ,state1 or a ,tribal government which-- 7i7 was issued by the ,state1 unit of local government1 or ,tribal government in which the applicant was born2 7ii7 was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the ,state2 7iii7 includes the full name1 date of birth1 and place of birth of the applicant2 7iv7 lists the full names of one or both of the parents of the applicant2 7v7 has the signature of an individual who is authorized to sign birth certificates on behalf of the ,state1 unit of local government1 or ,tribal government in which the applicant was born2 7vi7 includes the date that the certificate was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the ,state2 and 7vii7 has the seal of the ,state1 unit of local government1 or ,tribal government that issued the birth certificate4 7,e7 ,an extract from a ,united ,states hospital ,record of ,birth created at the time of the birth of the applicant that indicates that the applicant's place of birth was in the ,united ,states4 7,f7 ,a final adoption decree showing the name of the applicant and that the applicant's place of birth was in the ,united ,states4 7,g7 ,a ,consular ,report of ,birth ,abroad of a citizen of the ,united ,states or a certification of the applicant's ,report of ,birth of a ,united ,states citizen issued by the ,secretary of ,state4 7,h7 ,a ,naturalization ,certificate or ,certificate of ,citizenship issued by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security or any other document or method of proof of ,united ,states citizenship issued by the ,federal ,government pursuant to title ,,iii of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adja et seq474 7,i7 ,an ,american ,indian ,card issued by the ,department of ,homeland ,security with the classification ,,kic4 4 7b7 ,criminal penalties ,section #ab7b7 of the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeaa7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking or at the end of subparagraph 7,a72 7#b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,d72 and 7#c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following new subparagraphs3 7,b7 providing material assistance to a noncitizen in attempting to vote in an election for ,federal office2 7,c7 providing a ballot for an election for ,federal office to an individual who fails to present government photo identification and proof of ,united ,states citizenship2 or 4 7c7 ,conforming and clerical amendments 7#a7 ,conforming amendments relating to repeal of existing photo identification requirements for certain voters ,section #cjc of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajhc7 is amended-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by striking and requirements for voters who register by mail2 7,b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in the heading1 by striking for ,voters ,who ,register by ,mail and inserting for ,mail-,in ,registration ,forms2 and 7ii7 by striking paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 and redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 respectively2 and 7,c7 in subsection 7c71 by striking subsections 7a77#e77;,a77i77,,ii7 and 7b77#c77;,b77i77,,ii7 and inserting subsection 7a77#e77;,a77i77,,ii74 7#b7 ,conforming amendment related to enforcement ,section #dja of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is amended by striking sections #cja1 #cjb1 #cjc1 and #cjd and inserting subtitle ,a of title ,,iii4 7#c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents of such ,act is amended-- 7,a7 by amending the item relating to section #cjc to read as follows3 ,sec4 #cjc4 ,computerized statewide voter registration list requirements4 2 and 7,b7 by inserting after the item relating to section #cjc the following3 ,sec4 #cjc;,a4 ,proof of ,united ,states citizenship to vote in ,federal elections4 4 7d7 ,effective date ,this section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office occurring in ,november #bjbf and any ,federal election thereafter4