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<title>Voter Access Protection Act of 2013</title>
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<action-date>2013-01-15</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Voter Access Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state or local election official from requiring an individual to: (1) present a photo identification (or a copy if voting by mail) as a condition for receiving or casting a ballot in any election for federal office, or (2) cast a provisional ballot solely on the grounds that the individual does not present a photo identification at the polling place. </p> Prohibits a state or local election election official from requiring an individual to provide a photo identification (or a copy if registering by mail) as a condition of registering to vote in an election for federal office.]]></summary-text>
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