05 LC 28
2073
Senate
Bill 84
By:
Senators Staton of the 18th, Williams of the 19th, Chapman of the 3rd, Rogers of
the 21st, Chance of the 16th and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 21-2-417 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to form of proper identification at polls, so as to change the forms of
identification that are acceptable at the polls; to provide for related matters;
to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 21-2-417 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to form of
proper identification at polls, is amended by striking the Code section and
inserting in lieu thereof a new Code Section 21-2-417 to read as
follows:
"21-2-417.
(a)
Each elector shall present proper identification to a poll worker at or prior to
completion of a voter´s certificate at any polling place and prior to such
person´s admission to the enclosed space at such polling place. Proper
identification shall consist of any one of the following:
(1)
A valid Georgia driver´s license;
(2)
A valid identification card issued by a branch, department, agency, or entity of
the State of Georgia, any other state, or the United States authorized by law to
issue personal
identification,
provided that such identification card contains a photograph of the
elector;
(3)
A valid United States passport;
(4)
A valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the elector and
issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States
government, this state, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other
entity of this state;
or
(5)
A valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the elector and
issued by any employer of the elector in the ordinary course of such
employer´s business;
(6)
A valid student identification card containing a photograph of the elector from
any public or private college, university, or postgraduate technical or
professional school located within the State of Georgia;
(7)
A valid Georgia license to carry a pistol or revolver;
(8)
A valid pilot´s license issued by the Federal Aviation Administration or
other authorized agency of the United States;
(9)(5)
A valid United States military identification
card;
.
(10)
A certified copy of the elector´s birth certificate;
(11)
A valid social security card;
(12)
Certified naturalization documentation;
(13)
A certified copy of court records showing adoption, name, or sex
change;
(14)
A current utility bill, or a legible copy thereof, showing the name and address
of the elector;
(15)
A bank statement, or a legible copy thereof, showing the name and address of
the elector;
(16)
A government check or paycheck, or a legible copy thereof, showing the name and
address of the elector; or
(17)
A government document, or a legible copy thereof, showing the name and address
of the elector.
(b)
If an elector is unable to produce any of the items of identification listed in
subsection (a) of this Code section, he or she
shall sign
a statement under oath in a form approved by the Secretary of State, separate
and distinct from the elector´s voter certificate, swearing or affirming
that he or she is the person identified on the elector´s voter certificate.
Such person shall
not
be allowed to
vote.
without
undue delay; provided, however, that an elector who registered for the first
time in this state by mail and did not provide one of the forms of
identification set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section at the time of
registration and who is voting for the first time may vote a provisional ballot
pursuant to Code Section 21-2-418 upon swearing or affirming that the elector is
the person identified in the elector´s voter certificate. Such provisional
ballot shall only be counted if the registrars are able to verify current and
valid identification of the elector as provided in this Code section within the
time period for verifying provisional ballots pursuant to Code Section 21-2-419.
Falsely swearing or affirming such statement under oath shall be punishable as a
felony, and the penalty shall be distinctly set forth on the face of the
statement
Any elector
without valid identification as provided in this Code section may leave the
polling place and return at any time prior to the close of the polls with valid
identification as provided in this Code section and then be allowed to
vote."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.