Bill > HR650

Introduced Session

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes. This bill permits an individual required to present identification as a condition of voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. An individual desiring to vote by mail may submit such a statement with the ballot. States with an identification requirement shall (1) prepare a preprinted version of the statement which includes a blank space for an individual to provide a name and signature, (2) make copies of the preprinted version available at polling places, (3) include a copy of the preprinted version with each ballot transmitted to an individual who desires to vote by mail, and (4) include the use of a sworn written statement in voting information posted at polling places. A state is prohibited from requiring an individual who presents or submits such a sworn written statement to cast a provisional ballot in the election. The bill does not apply to first-time voters registering by mail.

Committee Categories

Rick Larsen (D)*,  Nanette Barragán (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Charlie Crist (D),  Elijah Cummings (D),  Sharice Davids (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Katie Hill (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Jerry McNerney (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Harley Rouda (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Norma Torres (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Jennifer Wexton (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (on 01/17/2019)

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