(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible photo 
identification document’’ means any document 
which— 
(A) is issued by an authority described in 
paragraph (2); and 
(B) meets the requirements of paragraph 
(3). 
(2) ISSUING
AUTHORITY.—The following are 
authorities described in this paragraph: 
(A) A State agency responsible for issuing 
State motor vehicle drivers’ licenses. 
(B) A State or local election office. 
(C) A Native tribal government. 
(D) The Department of State. 
(E) The Department of War. 
(F) A branch of the Armed Forces. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—A document meets the 
requirements of this paragraph if the document con-
tains— 
(A) a photograph of the individual identi-
fied on the document; 
(B) an indication on the front of the docu-
ment that the individual identified on the docu-
ment is a United States citizen; and 
(C) either— 
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(i) an identification number issues by 
the entity described in paragraph (2)(A); 
or 
(ii) the last four digits of the social 
security number of the individual identified 
on the document. 
(4) USE OF ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION.— 
(A) USE
OF
ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTA-
TION.—A document which fails to meet the re-
quirements of paragraph (3)(B) shall not fail to 
be treated as an eligible photo identification 
document if the document is presented together 
with another identification document that indi-
cates the individual is a United States citizen. 
(B) STATES USING SAVE SYSTEM.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The requirements 
of paragraph (3)(B) shall not apply to an 
individual— 
(I) who votes in a State or juris-
diction which meets the requirements 
of clause (ii); and 
(II) who registered to vote in 
such State or jurisdiction before the 
most recent date on which the State 
or jurisdiction last submitted its voter 
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registration rolls to the Department of 
Homeland Security as provided in 
clause (ii)(I). 
(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The require-
ments of this clause are met if— 
(I) the State or jurisdiction has 
submitted its voter registration list to 
the Department of Homeland Security 
through 
the 
Systematic 
Alien 
Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) 
program not less frequently than 
quarterly since June 1, 2025, for pur-
poses of identifying ineligible registra-
tions and non-citizens; and 
(II) the State or jurisdiction indi-
cates in each voter record on its voter 
rolls whether the voter has been 
verified as a United States citizen 
based on the information provided by 
the Department of Homeland Security 
under subclause (I), and the date of 
such verification. 
(iii) SPECIAL RULE FOR STATES NOT 
REQUIRING VOTER REGISTRATION.—In the 
case of a State or jurisdiction that does 
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not require voter registration as a require-
ment to vote in an election for Federal of-
fice on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act— 
(I) clause (i)(ii) shall not apply; 
and 
(II) the State or jurisdiction shall 
be deemed to meet the requirements 
of clause (ii) if the State or jurisdic-
tion establishes a system for con-
firming the citizenship of individuals 
voting in an election for Federal office 
prior to the first day of the period de-
scribed in section 3 with respect to 
such election and provides such con-
firmation of citizenship status for 
each eligible voter to election officials 
at the polling places during the voting 
period. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 303(b) of 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083(b)) 
is amended by striking all that precedes paragraph (4). 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Each State and jurisdiction 
shall be required to comply with the requirements of this 
section with respect to all elections for Federal office oc-
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curring on and after the date of the enactment of this 
section. 
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