SB 735 — A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for qualifications of electors.

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WARD, MASTRIANO, ARGALL, BARTOLOTTA, MARTIN, YAW, HUTCHINSON, PHILLIPS-HILL, STEFANO, MENSCH, PITTMAN, BAKER, AUMENTAUMENT, SCAVELLO AND SCAVELLO,GEBHARD, JUNE 11, 2021 SENATORAS ARGALL,AMENDED STATEON GOVERNMENT,THIRD ASCONSIDERATION, AMENDED, JUNE 15,23, 2021 A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for qualifications of electors.

(1) That section 1 of Article VII be amended to read:

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(a) Every citizen 21[21] 18 years of age, possessing the <-- following qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all elections subject, however, to such laws requiring and regulating the registration of electors as the General Assembly may enact.

(b) (1) In addition to the qualifications under subsection <--(a) (a),of this section, a qualified elector shall provide a valid identification at each election by:in accordance with the following:

(i) presenting valid identification before receiving a ballot to vote in person;

or (ii) enclosing a copy of valid identification with his or her ballot to vote by absentee or mail-in ballot.

(2) The types of valid identification that a person may provide to comply with this subsection shall be provided for by law.

(B) IN ADDITION TO THE QUALIFICATIONS UNDER SUBSECTION (A) <-- OF THIS SECTION, A QUALIFIED ELECTOR SHALL PROVIDE A VALID IDENTIFICATION AT EACH ELECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

WHENWhen VOTINGvoting INin PERSON,person, THEthe QUALIFIEDqualified ELECTORelector SHALLshall PRESENTpresent Aa VALIDvalid IDENTIFICATIONidentification BEFOREbefore RECEIVINGreceiving Aa BALLOTballot TOto VOTEvote INin PERSON.person.

WHENWhen NOTnot VOTINGvoting INin PERSON,person, THEthe QUALIFIEDqualified ELECTORelector SHALLshall PROVIDEprovide Aa COPYcopy OFPROOF Aof VALIDa IDENTIFICATIONvalid WITHidentification HISwith ORhis HERor BALLOT.her <-- ballot.

(C)(c) NOTWITHSTANDINGNotwithstanding ANYany LAWlaw REGARDINGregarding THEthe TYPEStypes OFof VALIDvalid IDENTIFICATIONS<-- NECESSARYidentifications FORnecessary Afor QUALIFIEDa ELECTORqualified TOelector COMPLYto WITHcomply SUBSECTIONwith (B),subsection VALID(b), IDENTIFICATIONSvalid SHALLidentifications INCLUDE,shall BUTinclude, NOTbut BEnot LIMITEDbe TO,limited Ato, VALIDa GOVERNMENT-ISSUEDvalid IDENTIFICATION.government-issued identification.

20210SB0735PN0899FOR -<-- 2PURPOSES -OF SectionTHIS 2.SECTION, THE TERM "VALID IDENTIFICATION" MEANS ANY VALID GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR BY LAW.

(a)Section Upon2. the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.

(a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the 20210SB0735PN0952 - 2 - required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.

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