SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Confidence 
in Elections: District of Columbia Photographic Poll 
Books Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOS IN POLL BOOKS WITH 
RESPECT TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELEC-
TIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—Title III of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as 
sections 305 and 306, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 303 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 304. INCLUSION OF PHOTOS IN POLL BOOKS WITH 
RESPECT TO A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
ELECTION. 
‘‘(a) METHODS FOR OBTAINING PHOTOS.— 
‘‘(1) PROVISION
OF
PHOTOS
BY
OFFICES
OF 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT.—If any of-
fice of the District of Columbia government has a 
photograph or digital image of the likeness of an in-
dividual who is eligible to vote in a District of Co-
lumbia election, the office, in consultation with the 
chief election official of the District of Columbia, 
shall provide access to the photograph or digital 
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image to the chief election official of the District of 
Columbia. 
‘‘(2) TAKING OF PHOTOS AT POLLING PLACE.— 
If a photograph or digital image of an individual 
who votes in person at a polling place is not included 
in the poll book which contains the name of the indi-
viduals who are eligible to vote in the District of Co-
lumbia election and which is used by election offi-
cials to provide ballots to such eligible individuals, 
the appropriate election official shall take a photo-
graph of the individual and provide access to the 
photograph to the chief election official of the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
‘‘(3) COPIES OF PHOTOS PROVIDED BY INDIVID-
UALS NOT VOTING IN PERSON.—The election official 
who receives a copy of a valid photo identification 
which is submitted by an individual who desires to 
vote other than in person at a polling place shall 
provide access to the copy of the identification to the 
chief election official of the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(b) INCLUSION IN POLL BOOKS.—The chief election 
official of the District of Columbia shall ensure that a pho-
tograph, digital image, or copy of an identification for 
which access is provided under subsection (a) is included 
in the poll book which contains the name of the individuals 
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who are eligible to vote in the District of Columbia election 
and which is used by election officials to provide ballots 
to such eligible individuals. 
‘‘(c) PROTECTION OF PRIVACY OF VOTERS.—The ap-
propriate election officials of the District of Columbia shall 
ensure that any photograph, digital image, or copy of an 
identification which is included in a poll book under this 
section is not used for any purpose other than the admin-
istration of District of Columbia elections and is not pro-
vided or otherwise made available to any other person ex-
cept as may be necessary to carry out that purpose. 
‘‘(d) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTION DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘District of Columbia election’ 
means any election for public office in the District of Co-
lumbia, including an election for Federal office, and any 
ballot initiative or referendum.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN-
FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act 
of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
303’’ and inserting ‘‘303, and 304’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 
306, respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 303 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 304. Inclusion of photos in poll books with respect to a District of Colum-
bia election.’’. 
Æ 
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