Bill > HB317

This bill modifies existing election laws to clarify how a voter's identity can be verified, particularly when they do not have photo identification. It allows a supervisor of the checklist, who is an election official responsible for maintaining voter lists, to verify a voter's identity if they personally know the voter, even without formal identification, provided the voter is listed on the checklist. This process requires the supervisor to complete a specific attestation form, which is then witnessed by another election official, to document the verification. Additionally, the bill removes a provision that allowed moderators or other election officials to verify identity without specific documentation, and it clarifies that residents of nursing homes or similar facilities can have their identity verified by the facility's administrator or their designee, which will be treated the same as providing photo identification.