‘‘(iii) DEVELOPMENT
OF
AFFIDAVIT 
BY
THE
ELECTION
ASSISTANCE
COMMIS-
SION.—The Election Assistance Commis-
sion shall develop a uniform affidavit for 
use by State and local officials under 
clause (ii), which shall— 
‘‘(I) include an explanation of the 
minimum standards required for a 
State or local official to register an 
applicant who cannot provide docu-
mentary proof of United States citi-
zenship to vote in elections for Fed-
eral office in the State; and 
‘‘(II) require the official to ex-
plain the basis for registering such 
applicant to vote in such elections. 
‘‘(B) PROCESS IN CASE OF CERTAIN DIS-
CREPANCIES IN DOCUMENTATION.—Subject to 
any relevant guidance adopted by the Election 
Assistance Commission, each State shall estab-
lish a process under which an applicant can 
provide such additional documentation to the 
appropriate election official of the State as may 
be necessary to establish that the applicant is 
a citizen of the United States in the event of a 
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discrepancy with respect to the applicant’s doc-
umentary proof of United States citizenship. 
‘‘(3) STATE REQUIREMENTS.—Each State shall 
take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure 
that only United States citizens are registered to 
vote under the provisions of this Act, which shall in-
clude the establishment of a program described in 
paragraph (4) not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—A State may meet 
the requirements of paragraph (3) by establishing a 
program under which the State identifies individuals 
who are not United States citizens using information 
supplied by one or more of the following sources: 
‘‘(A) The Department of Homeland Secu-
rity through the Systematic Alien Verification 
for Entitlements (‘SAVE’) or otherwise. 
‘‘(B) The Social Security Administration 
through 
the 
Social 
Security 
Number 
Verification Service, or otherwise. 
‘‘(C) State agencies that supply State iden-
tification cards or driver’s licenses where the 
agency confirms the United States citizenship 
status of applicants. 
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‘‘(D) Other sources, including databases, 
which provide confirmation of United States 
citizenship status. 
‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a 
State election official (including a request re-
lated to a process established by a State under 
paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(B)), any head of a 
Federal department or agency possessing infor-
mation relevant to determining the eligibility of 
an individual to vote in elections for Federal of-
fice shall, not later than 24 hours after receipt 
of such request, provide the official with such 
information as may be necessary to enable the 
official to verify that an applicant for voter reg-
istration in elections for Federal office held in 
the State or a registrant on the official list of 
eligible voters in elections for Federal office 
held in the State is a citizen of the United 
States, which shall include providing the official 
with such batched information as may be re-
quested by the official. 
‘‘(B) USE
OF
SAVE
SYSTEM.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may respond to a 
request received under paragraph (1) by using 
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the system for the verification of immigration 
status under the applicable provisions of section 
1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–7), as established pursuant to section 
121(c) of the Immigration Reform and Control 
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–603). 
‘‘(C) SHARING
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
heads of Federal departments and agencies 
shall share information with each other with re-
spect to an individual who is the subject of a 
request received under paragraph (A) in order 
to enable them to respond to the request. 
‘‘(D) INVESTIGATION
FOR
PURPOSES
OF 
REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall conduct an investigation to determine 
whether to initiate removal proceedings under 
section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229) if it is determined pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) or (B) that an alien 
(as such term is defined in section 101 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101)) is unlawfully registered to vote in elec-
tions for Federal office. 
‘‘(E) PROHIBITING FEES.—The head of a 
Federal department or agency may not charge 
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a fee for responding to a State’s request under 
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(k) REMOVAL OF NONCITIZENS FROM REGISTRA-
TION ROLLS.—A State shall remove an individual who is 
not a citizen of the United States from the official list 
of eligible voters for elections for Federal office held in 
the State at any time upon receipt of documentation or 
verified information that a registrant is not a United 
States citizen.’’. 
(g) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF STATE TO 
REMOVE NONCITIZENS FROM OFFICIAL LIST OF ELIGI-
BLE VOTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(a)(4) of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20507(a)(4)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); 
(B) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) documentary proof or verified infor-
mation that the registrant is not a United 
States citizen;’’. 
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
8(c)(2)(B)(i) 
of 
such 
Act 
(52 
U.S.C. 
20507(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(4)(A) or (C)’’. 
(h) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL 
MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM.— 
(1) CONTENTS OF MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION 
FORM.—Section 9(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
20508(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘(in-
cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including 
an explanation of what is required to present 
documentary proof of United States citizen-
ship)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) shall include a section, for use only by a 
State or local election official, to record the type of 
document the applicant presented as documentary 
proof of United States citizenship, including the date 
of issuance, the date of expiration (if any), the office 
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which issued the document, and any unique identi-
fication number associated with the document.’’. 
(2) INFORMATION ON MAIL VOTER REGISTRA-
TION
FORM.—Section 9(b)(4) of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 20508(b)(4)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (i) through 
(iii) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respec-
tively; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig-
nated and as amended by paragraph (1)(C)), by 
striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, 
other than as evidence in a criminal proceeding 
or immigration proceeding brought against an 
applicant who attempts to register to vote and 
makes a false declaration under penalty of per-
jury that the applicant meets the eligibility re-
quirements to register to vote in an election for 
Federal office; and’’. 
(i) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Section 11(b)(1) of 
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20510(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a violation of this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘a violation of this Act, including the 
act of an election official who registers an applicant to 
vote in an election for Federal office who fails to present 
documentary proof of United States citizenship,’’. 
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(j) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 12(2) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 20511(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) in the case of an officer or employee 
of the executive branch, providing material as-
sistance to a noncitizen in attempting to reg-
ister to vote or vote in an election for Federal 
office; 
‘‘(C) registering an applicant to vote in an 
election for Federal office who fails to present 
documentary proof of United States citizenship; 
or’’. 
(k) SPECIAL RULE FOR STATES NOT REQUIRING 
VOTER REGISTRATION.—Section 4 of the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20503), as amended 
by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR STATES NOT REQUIRING 
VOTER REGISTRATION.—In the case of a State or jurisdic-
tion that does not require voter registration as a require-
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ment to vote in an election for Federal office on or after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the State 
or jurisdiction shall be deemed to meet the requirements 
of this Act if the State or jurisdiction establishes a system 
for confirming the citizenship of individuals voting in an 
election for Federal office prior to the first day for voting 
with respect to such election and provides such confirma-
tion of citizenship status for each eligible voter to election 
officials at the polling places during the voting period.’’. 
(l) ELECTION
ASSISTANCE
COMMISSION
GUID-
ANCE.—Not later than 10 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall 
adopt and transmit to the chief State election official of 
each State guidance with respect to the implementation 
of the requirements under the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as amended by 
this section. 
(m) INAPPLICABILITY OF PAPERWORK REDUCTION 
ACT.—Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) shall not 
apply with respect to the development or modification of 
voter registration materials under the National Voter Reg-
istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as 
amended by this section, including the development or 
modification of any voter registration application forms. 
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(n) DUTY OF SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
TO
NOTIFY
ELECTION
OFFICIALS
OF
NATURALIZA-
TION.—Upon receiving information that an individual has 
become a naturalized citizen of the United States, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall promptly provide notice 
of such information to the appropriate chief election offi-
cial of the State in which such individual is domiciled. 
(o) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING PROVI-
SIONAL BALLOTS.—Nothing in this section or in any 
amendment made by this section may be construed to 
supercede, restrict, or otherwise affect the ability of an 
individual to cast a provisional ballot in an election for 
Federal office or to have the ballot counted in the election 
if the individual is verified as a citizen of the United 
States pursuant to section 8(j) of the National Voter Reg-
istration Act of 1993 (as added by subsection (f)). 
(p) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING EFFECT 
ON STATE EXEMPTIONS FROM OTHER FEDERAL LAWS.— 
Nothing in this section or in any amendment made by this 
section may be construed to affect the exemption of a 
State from any requirement of any Federal law other than 
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20501 et seq.). 
(q) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
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of the enactment of this section, and shall apply with re-
spect to applications for voter registration which are sub-
mitted on or after such date. 
SEC. 3. PHOTO VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR 
VOTING IN A FEDERAL ELECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each individual voting in an elec-
tion for Federal office shall present an eligible photo iden-
tification document. 
(b) PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN-PERSON VOTING.—In the case of an indi-
vidual who votes in-person, the eligible photo identi-
fication document shall— 
(A) be a tangible (not digital) document; 
and 
(B) be presented at the time of voting. 
(2) ABSENTEE VOTING.—In the case of an indi-
vidual voting by absentee ballot, the individual shall 
include a copy of the eligible photo identification 
document— 
(A) with the request for an absentee ballot; 
and 
(B) with the submission of the absentee 
ballot. 
(c) 
ELIGIBLE
PHOTO
IDENTIFICATION
DOCU-
MENT.—For purposes of this section: 
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