[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1258-S1259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2940. Mr. BOND proposed an amendment to amendment SA 2937 
submitted by Mr. Schumer and intended to be proposed to the bill (S. 
565) to establish the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to 
study and make recommendations regarding election technology, voting, 
and election administration, to establish a grant program under which 
the Office of Justice Programs and the Civil Rights Division of the 
Department of Justice shall provide assistance to States and localities 
in improving election technology and the administration of Federal 
elections, to require States to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory 
election technology and administration requirements for the 2004 
Federal elections, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC.   . SIGNATURE VERIFICATION PROGRAMS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a State 
     may use a signature verification or affirmation program to 
     meet the requirements of section 103(b) relating to the 
     verification of the identity of individuals who register to 
     vote by mail only if the Attorney General certifies that less 
     than one-half of 1 percent of votes cast in the 2 most recent 
     elections for Federal office were cast by voters who were not 
     eligible to vote under the law of such State.
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  SA 2941. Mr. DASCHLE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 565, to establish the Commission on Voting Rights 
and Procedures to study and make recommendations regarding election 
technology, voting, and election administration, to establish a grant 
program under which the Office of Justice Programs and the Civil Rights 
Division of the Department of Justice shall provide assistance to 
States and localities in improving election technology and the 
administration of Federal elections, to require States to meet uniform 
and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration 
requirements for the 2004 Federal elections, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 18, line 8, strike through page 19, line 
     24, and insert the following:
       (b) Requirements for Voters Who Register by Mail.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 6(c) of the 
     National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-
     4(c)) and subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), a State shall, 
     in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, require an 
     individual to meet the requirements of paragraph (2) if--
       (A) the individual has registered to vote in a jurisdiction 
     by mail; and
       (B) the individual has not previously voted in an election 
     for Federal office in that State.
       (2) Requirements.--
       (A) In general.--An individual meets the requirements of 
     this paragraph if the individual--
       (i) in the case of an individual who votes in person--

       (I) presents to the appropriate State or local election 
     official a current and valid photo identification;
       (II) presents to the appropriate State or local election 
     official a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, 
     Government check, paycheck, or other Government document that 
     shows the name and address of the voter;

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       (III) provides written affirmation on a form provided by 
     the appropriate State or local election official of the 
     individual's identity; or
       (IV) provides a signature or personal mark for matching 
     with the signature or personal mark of the individual on 
     record with a State or local election official; or

       (ii) in the case of an individual who votes by mail, 
     submits with the ballot--

       (I) a copy of a current and valid photo identification;
       (II) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, 
     Government check, paycheck, or other Government document that 
     shows the name and address of the voter; or
       (III) provides a signature or personal mark for matching 
     with the signature or personal mark of the individual on 
     record with a State or local election official.

       (B) Provisional voting.--An individual who desires to vote 
     in person, but who does not meet the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A)(i), may cast a provisional ballot under 
     section 102(a).
       (3) Identity verification by signature or personal mark.--
     In lieu of the requirements of paragraph (1), a State may 
     require each individual described in such paragraph to 
     provide a signature or personal mark for the purpose of 
     matching such signature or mark with the signature or 
     personal mark of that individual on record with a State or 
     local election official.
  SA 2942. Mr. DASCHLE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 565, to establish the Commission on Voting Rights 
and Procedures to study and make recommendations regarding election 
technology, voting, and election administration, to establish a grant 
program under which the Office of Justice Programs and the Civil Rights 
Division of the Department of Justice shall provide assistance to 
States and localities in improving election technology and the 
administration of Federal elections, to require States to meet uniform 
and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration 
requirements for the 2004 Federal elections, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 68, strike lines 19 and 20, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
     authorize''.

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