laws relating to Federal elections at that cam-
pus location; and 
(E) the number of students enrolled at the 
institution of higher education in the year of 
the relevant Federal election. 
(f) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may bring a civil action in an appropriate dis-
trict court for such declaratory or injunctive relief as 
is necessary to carry out this section. 
(2) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
(A) A person who is aggrieved by a viola-
tion of this section may provide written notice 
of the violation to the chief election official of 
the State involved. 
(B) If the violation is not corrected within 
90 days after receipt of a notice under subpara-
graph (A), or within 20 days after receipt of 
the notice if the violation occurred within 120 
days before the date of a Federal election, the 
aggrieved person may bring a civil action in an 
appropriate district court for declaratory or in-
junctive relief with respect to the violation. 
(C) If the violation occurred within 30 
days before the date of a Federal election, the 
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aggrieved person need not provide notice to the 
chief election official of the State under sub-
paragraph (A) before bringing a civil action 
under subparagraph (B). 
(D) The court, in an action under this sec-
tion, shall allow the plaintiff, if the prevailing 
party, to recover from the defendant reasonable 
attorneys’ and expert witness fees and other 
costs of the action. 
SEC. 8. PROHIBITION OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) APPLICABILITY TO ALL ELECTIONS FOR FED-
ERAL OFFICE.—Section 202 of the Voting Rights Act of 
1965 (52 U.S.C. 10502) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the offices of Presi-
dent and Vice President’’ and inserting 
‘‘Federal office’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘presidential elections’’ 
and inserting ‘‘elections for Federal of-
fice’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘their 
President and Vice President’’ and inserting 
‘‘Federal office’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, and in some cases, the twenty- 
sixth amendment, including the right to vote 
from a college domicile; and’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘presi-
dential elections’’ and inserting ‘‘elections for 
Federal office’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘voting for President and 
Vice President’’ and inserting ‘‘voting in elec-
tions for Federal office’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘presidential elections’’ and 
inserting ‘‘elections for Federal office’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘election for President and 
Vice President’’ and inserting ‘‘election for Fed-
eral office’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘electors for President and 
Vice President, or for President and Vice Presi-
dent,’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal office,’’ each 
place the term appears; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the choice of 
electors for President and Vice President or for 
President and Vice President’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed-
eral office’’; 
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(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘election for President and 
Vice President’’ and inserting ‘‘election for Fed-
eral office’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the choice of electors for 
President and Vice President, or for President 
and Vice President,’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal of-
fice’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘election for President and 
Vice President’’ and inserting ‘‘election for Fed-
eral office’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for the choice of electors 
for President and Vice President, or for Presi-
dent and Vice President,’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
Federal office’’. 
(b) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION RELATING TO RESI-
DENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING.—Section 202 of the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10502) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Any person who 
is aggrieved by a violation of this section may commence 
a civil action in any appropriate district court of the 
United States for relief. The court, in an action under this 
section, shall allow the plaintiff, if the prevailing party, 
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to recover from the defendant reasonable attorneys’ and 
expert witness fees and other costs of the action.’’. 
SEC. 9. REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER IDENTIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as 
sections 306 and 307, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 304 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 305. TREATMENT OF STUDENT IDENTIFICATION 
CARDS AS VOTER IDENTIFICATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that a State or 
local jurisdiction has a voter identification requirement, 
the State or local jurisdiction shall treat a student identi-
fication card issued by an institution of higher education 
that contains the minimum identifying information re-
quired for any other eligible form of voter identification 
as meeting such voter identification requirement. 
‘‘(b) INSTITUTION
OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘institution of higher 
education’ has the meaning given that term in subsections 
(a) and (b) of section 101 and subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001(a), 1001(b), 1002(b), 1002(c)).’’. 
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