SEC. 2. PREVENTING VOTING BY INELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDEN-
TIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(b) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 15483(b)) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOR VOT-
ERS WHO REGISTER BY MAIL’’ and inserting 
‘‘FOR
PROVIDING
PHOTO
IDENTIFICATION’’; 
and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) INDIVIDUALS
VOTING
IN
PERSON.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the appro-
priate State or local election official may not provide 
a ballot for an election for Federal office (including 
a provisional ballot under section 302(a)) to an indi-
vidual who desires to vote in person unless the indi-
vidual presents to the official a current, valid, State- 
issued photo identification (as determined in accord-
ance with subsection (d)). 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS VOTING BY MAIL.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the appropriate 
State or local election official may not accept any 
ballot for an election for Federal office provided by 
an individual who votes by mail unless the individual 
submits with the ballot a copy of a current, valid, 
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State-issued photo identification (as determined in 
accordance with subsection (d)).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 303 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15483) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOR VOT-
ERS WHO REGISTER BY MAIL’’ and inserting 
‘‘FOR
PROVIDING
PHOTO
IDENTIFICA-
TION’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (a)(5)(A)(i)(II) and (b)(3)(B)(i)(II)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(5)(A)(i)(II)’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by amending the item 
relating to section 303 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 303. Computerized statewide voter registration list requirements and re-
quirements for providing photo identification.’’. 
(b) STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING VALIDITY OF 
PHOTO IDENTIFICATIONS.—Section 303 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 15483) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING VALIDITY OF 
PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) MINIMUM STANDARDS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub-
sections (b)(1) and (b)(2), a State-issued photo 
identification is valid if the State meets the re-
quirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) STATE
CERTIFICATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall determine 
whether a State is meeting the requirements of 
this section based on certifications made by the 
State to the Secretary of Transportation. Such 
certifications shall be made at such times and 
in such manner as the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, may prescribe by regula-
tion. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM
DOCUMENT
REQUIREMENTS.— 
To meet the requirements of this subsection, a State 
shall include, at a minimum, the following informa-
tion and features on each photo identification issued 
to a person by the State for purposes of subsection 
(b): 
‘‘(A) The person’s full legal name. 
‘‘(B) The person’s date of birth. 
‘‘(C) The person’s gender. 
‘‘(D) The person’s number for the form of 
the identification. 
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‘‘(E) A digital photograph of the person. 
‘‘(F) The person’s address of principle res-
idence. 
‘‘(G) The person’s signature. 
‘‘(H) Physical security features designed to 
prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplica-
tion of the document for fraudulent purposes. 
‘‘(I) A common machine-readable tech-
nology, with defined minimum data elements. 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM ISSUANCE STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To meet the require-
ments of this subsection, a State shall require, 
at a minimum, presentation and verification of 
the following information before issuing a photo 
identification to a person for purposes of sub-
section (b): 
‘‘(i) A photo identity document, except 
that a non-photo identity document is ac-
ceptable if it includes both the person’s full 
legal name and date of birth. 
‘‘(ii) Documentation showing the per-
son’s date of birth. 
‘‘(iii) Proof of the person’s social se-
curity account number or verification that 
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the person is not eligible for a social secu-
rity account number. 
‘‘(iv) Documentation showing the per-
son’s name and address of principal resi-
dence. 
‘‘(v) Proof that the person is a United 
States citizen. 
‘‘(B) VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS.—To 
meet the requirements of this section, a State 
shall implement the following procedures: 
‘‘(i) Before issuing a photo identifica-
tion to a person, the State shall verify, 
with the issuing agency, the issuance, va-
lidity, and completeness of each document 
required to be presented by the person 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) The State shall not accept any 
foreign document, other than an official 
passport, to satisfy a requirement of sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(4) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—To meet the re-
quirements of this section, a State shall adopt the 
following practices in the issuance of photo identi-
fications issued for purposes of subsection (b): 
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‘‘(A) Employ technology to capture digital 
images of identity source documents so that the 
images can be retained in electronic storage in 
a transferable format. 
‘‘(B) Retain paper copies of source docu-
ments for a minimum of 7 years or images of 
source documents presented for a minimum of 
10 years. 
‘‘(C) Subject each person applying for a 
photo identification to mandatory facial image 
capture. 
‘‘(D) Establish an effective procedure to 
confirm or verify a renewing applicant’s infor-
mation. 
‘‘(E) Confirm with the Social Security Ad-
ministration a social security account number 
presented by a person using the full social secu-
rity account number, and in the event that a 
social security account number is already reg-
istered to or associated with another person to 
which any State has issued a photo identifica-
tion, the State shall resolve the discrepancy and 
take appropriate action. 
‘‘(F) Refuse to issue a photo identification 
to a person holding a driver’s license issued by 
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another State without confirmation that the 
person is terminating or has terminated the 
driver’s license. 
‘‘(G) Ensure the physical security of loca-
tions where photo identifications are produced 
and the security of document materials and pa-
pers from which identifications are produced. 
‘‘(H) Subject all persons authorized to 
manufacture or produce photo identification to 
appropriate security clearance requirements. 
‘‘(I) Establish fraudulent document rec-
ognition training programs for appropriate em-
ployees engaged in the issuance of photo identi-
fications. 
‘‘(J) Limit the period of validity of all 
photo identifications that are not temporary to 
a period that does not exceed 8 years.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 303(e) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 15483(3)), as redesignated by subsection (b), 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTI-
FICATION.—Subsection (b) shall apply with respect to 
elections for Federal office held in 2008 and each suc-
ceeding year.’’. 
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SEC. 3. ENSURING INTEGRITY OF VOTE COUNTS. 
Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(42 U.S.C. 15481(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) OTHER STEPS TO ENSURE INTEGRITY IN 
TABULATION OF VOTES.— 
‘‘(A) TESTING
OF
EQUIPMENT.—Each 
State shall conduct regular tests of the equip-
ment used to tabulate votes in voting systems 
to ensure that the system meets the error rate 
standards described in paragraph (5) and that 
the equipment works correctly. 
‘‘(B) CRIMINAL
HISTORY
BACKGROUND 
CHECKS FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS.— 
‘‘(i) REQUIREMENT.—A State may 
not permit any individual to tabulate votes 
cast on a voting system, or to certify the 
tabulation of votes cast on a system, unless 
the individual has satisfactorily undergone 
a criminal history background check con-
ducted using the national criminal history 
background check system and State crimi-
nal history repositories of all States in 
which the individual has resided. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—In clause (i), the 
term ‘national criminal history background 
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check system’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 5 of the National Child 
Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119c). 
‘‘(C) PERMITTING
PARTIES
TO
OBSERVE 
TABULATION.—A State shall permit a rep-
resentative of each political party with a can-
didate on the ballot used at a precinct during 
an election to observe the tabulation of the 
votes cast on the voting system and the certifi-
cation of the tabulation of votes cast on the sys-
tem.’’. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITING PER APPLICATION PAYMENTS FOR 
DISTRIBUTION OR COLLECTION OF VOTER 
REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS. 
Section 905 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(42 U.S.C. 15544) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PAYMENT
ON COMMISSION BASIS FOR DIS-
TRIBUTION OR COLLECTION OF VOTER REGISTRATION 
APPLICATION FORMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful for any per-
son to pay any other person for distributing applica-
tions for voter registration in elections for Federal 
office, or for collecting completed or partially com-
pleted applications for voter registration in elections 
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for Federal office, if the amount of the payment is 
determined on the basis of the number of applica-
tions distributed or collected. 
‘‘(2) PENALTY.—Any person who violates para-
graph (1) shall be fined in accordance with title 18, 
United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 
2 years, or both.’’. 
SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) PRODUCTION
OF PERMANENT, INDIVIDUALLY 
VERIFIABLE PAPER RECORD OF EACH VOTE CAST.—Sec-
tion 301(a)(2)(B) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 
and 
(2) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(i) After the voter enters a vote on 
the voting system, the system shall provide 
the voter with an auditable paper record 
showing how the vote will be recorded by 
the system, and the voter shall use such 
record to verify that the vote shown is the 
vote the voter intends to cast. 
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‘‘(ii) If the voter does not verify that 
the vote shown on a record provided under 
clause (i) is the vote the voter intends to 
cast, the system shall provide the voter 
with the opportunity to change the ballot 
and correct any error in the vote, and shall 
provide the voter with a new auditable 
paper record under such clause that re-
flects the change or correction made by the 
voter. 
‘‘(iii) Once a voter verifies that the 
vote shown on a paper record provided 
under clause (i) is the vote the voter in-
tends to cast (whether verified as originally 
entered or as changed and corrected as de-
scribed in clause (ii)), the vote shall be 
final and the record shall serve as a per-
manent paper record of the vote.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITING REMOVAL
OF PAPER RECORD 
FROM POLLING PLACE; CLARIFYING PURPOSES
FOR 
WHICH RECORD MAY BE USED.—Clause (iv) of section 
301(a)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(2)(B)), as 
redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking 
the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and 
for such other official purposes as may be provided under 
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State law, and may be removed from the polling place by 
and otherwise made available to an appropriate election 
official for such purposes, but the record (including any 
duplicate of the record or any photographic image of the 
record) may not be removed from the polling place by any 
other person or for any other purpose.’’. 
(c) REQUIRING VOLUNTARY VOTING SYSTEM GUIDE-
LINES TO INCLUDE GUIDELINES TO ENSURE SECURITY 
OF ELECTRONIC DATA.—Section 221(b)(1) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 15361(b)(1)) is amended by striking the period 
at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, including guide-
lines to ensure the security of any data which is trans-
mitted or received electronically by voting systems’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections for Fed-
eral office held in 2008 and each succeeding year. 
Æ 
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