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    Voter ID Legislation in the 110th Congress

    Published: January 26, 2009
    Bill No. Short Title Sponsors Date Introduced Related Bills Description
    S. 730
    [VIEW BILL TEXT]    		 Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Act of 2007 Dodd
    [VIEW ALL]    		 March 1, 2007
    [VIEW STATUS]    		   Among other things, this omnibus election reform bill would add as acceptable proof of identity for in-person voting and voting by mail an executed affidavit attesting to one’s identity.
    S. 804
    [VIEW BILL TEXT]    		 Count Every Vote Act of 2007 Clinton
    [VIEW ALL]    		 March 7, 2007
    [VIEW STATUS]    		 H.R. 1381 Among other things, this omnibus election reform bill would amend the list of acceptable forms of voter ID to include executed written affidavits attesting to one’s identity.
    H.R. 481
    [VIEW BILL TEXT]    		 Federal Election Integrity Act of 2007 Doolittle
    [VIEW ALL]    		 January 16, 2007
    [VIEW STATUS]    		   This bill would require all voters to provide photo ID to vote.  Beginning 2010, voters would be required to provide photo ID that required proof of citizenship for issuance.  States are eligible for federal funding to provide such photo ID to people who cannot afford the fee to obtain it.
    H.R. 879
    [VIEW BILL TEXT]    		 Verifying the Outcome of Tomorrow’s Elections Act of 2007 Feeney February 7, 2007
    [VIEW STATUS]    		  

    Among other things, this bill would require all voters to show state-issued photo ID to vote in federal elections.  This photo ID must contain: (1) the individual’s full legal name; (2) the individual’s date of birth; (3) the individual’s gender; (4) the individual’s ID number; (5) a digital photograph of the individual; (6) the individual’s residential address; (7) the individual’s signature; (8) security features to prevent fraudulent activities; and (9) common machine-readable technology.

    To obtain the photo ID described above, a state must require an individual to present: (1) a photo ID, or non-photo ID that includes the individual’s full legal name and date of birth; (2) documentation of date of birth; (3) a social security number, or proof of ineligibility for a social security number; (4) documentation of name and residential address; and (5) proof of citizenship.  This bill establishes procedural requirements for the issuance of state-issued photo IDs.
    H.R. 1381
    [VIEW BILL TEXT]    		 Count Every Vote Act of 2007 Tubbs Jones
    [VIEW ALL]    		 March 7, 2007
    [VIEW STATUS]    		 S. 804 Among other things, this omnibus election reform bill would amend the list of acceptable forms of voter ID to include executed written affidavits attesting to one’s identity.
    H.R. 4026
    [VIEW BILL TEXT]    		 Voter Access Protection Act of 2007 Ellison
    [VIEW ALL]    		 October 31, 2007
    [VIEW STATUS]    		   This bill would amend HAVA to prohibit election officials from requiring voters to show photo ID as a condition to vote in Federal elections.