Signed by Governor Ralph Northam

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that authorizes a signed statement in lieu of photo identification in order to vote.

Highlights:

• Requires an officer of elections to ask a voter for their full name and current residence address, and the voter may give such information orally or in writing (Sec. 1).

• Requires the officer to ask the voter to present any one of the following forms of identification (Sec. 1):

• Their voter confirmation documents;

• Their valid state license, valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the state, a locality, or the US; 

• Any valid student identification card issued by an institution of higher education located within the US;

• Any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer’s business; or

• A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government-issued check, paycheck, or another government document containing the name and address of the voter.

• Requires any voter who does not show one of the forms of identification listed in the above highlight to be allowed to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements, that they are the named registered voter they claim to be (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the above highlights will be effective prior to the general election on November 3, 2020 (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that authorizes a signed statement in lieu of photo identification in order to vote.

Highlights:

• Requires an officer of elections to ask a voter for their full name and current residence address, and the voter may give such information orally or in writing (Sec. 1).

• Requires the officer to ask the voter to present any one of the following forms of identification (Sec. 1):

• Their voter confirmation documents;

• Their valid state license, valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the state, a locality, or the US; 

• Any valid student identification card issued by an institution of higher education located within the US;

• Any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer’s business; or

• A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government-issued check, paycheck, or another government document containing the name and address of the voter.

• Requires any voter who does not show one of the forms of identification listed in the above highlight to be allowed to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements, that they are the named registered voter they claim to be (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the above highlights will be effective prior to the general election on November 3, 2020 (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text