110 HR 4026 IH: Voter Access Protection Act of 2007 U.S. House of Representatives 2007-10-31 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 31, 2007 Mr. Ellison (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Lee, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Watt, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Kucinich) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To prohibit election officials from requiring an individual to provide a photo identification as a condition for voting in an election for Federal office.
1.
Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Voter Access Protection Act of 2007.
2.
Prohibiting Election Officials From Requiring Photo Identification as Condition for Voting
(a)
In General
Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 303 the following new section:
303A.
Prohibiting Election Officials From Requiring Individuals to Provide Photo Identification
(a)
In General
An election official may not require an individual to provide a photo identification as a condition for receiving or casting a ballot in any election for Federal office. (b)
Effective Date
This section shall apply with respect to elections occurring after the date of the enactment of the Voter Access Protection Act of 2007.
. (b)
Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement
Section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15511) is amended by striking and 303 and inserting 303, and 303A. (c)
Clerical Amendment
The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following: Sec. 303A. Prohibiting election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification. .