SB5271: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.

What the bill says

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification. II Calendar No. 547 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5271 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 5, 2026 Mr. Husted introduced the following bill; which was read the first time August 6, 2026 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.

From the amended text, August 6, 2026:

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification. II Calendar No. 547 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5271 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 5, 2026 Mr. Husted introduced the following bill; which was read the first time August 6, 2026 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification. SECTION 1. Requiring voters to provide photo identification (a) Requirement to provide photo identification as condition of casting ballot (1) In general Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 303 the following new section: SECTION 303A. Photo identification requirements (a) Provision of identification required as condition of casting ballot (1) Individuals voting in person (A) Requirement to provide identification Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in subparagraph (B), 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 valid physical photo identification. (B) Availability of provisional ballot (i) In general If an individual does not present the …

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Sponsors

• Husted, Jon (R) · primary sponsor
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