the State with such identifying information as the 
State may require. 
(4) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States and the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 211. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this title and the amendments made by this title shall 
apply with respect to a State beginning January 1, 2023. 
(b) WAIVER.—Subject to the approval of the Com-
mission, if a State certifies to the Commission that the 
State will not meet the deadline referred to in subsection 
(a) because of extraordinary circumstances and includes 
in the certification the reasons for the failure to meet the 
deadline, subsection (a) shall apply to the State as if the 
reference in such subsection to ‘‘January 1, 2023’’ were 
a reference to ‘‘January 1, 2025’’. 
TITLE III—REQUIRING VOTERS 
TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTI-
FICATION 
SEC. 301. REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTI-
FICATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICA-
TION AS CONDITION OF CASTING BALLOT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) is 
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amended by inserting after section 303 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 303A. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) PROVISION OF IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED AS 
CONDITION OF CASTING BALLOT.— 
‘‘(1) INDIVIDUALS VOTING IN PERSON.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE IDENTI-
FICATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law and except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), the appropriate State or local elec-
tion official may not provide a ballot for an 
election for Federal office to an individual who 
desires to vote in person unless the individual 
presents to the official a valid photo identifica-
tion. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF PROVISIONAL BAL-
LOT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If an individual 
does not present the identification required 
under subparagraph (A), the individual 
shall be permitted to cast a provisional bal-
lot with respect to the election under sec-
tion 302(a), except that the appropriate 
State or local election official may not 
make 
a 
determination 
under 
section 
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302(a)(4) that the individual is eligible 
under State law to vote in the election un-
less, not later than 10 days after casting 
the provisional ballot, the individual pre-
sents to the official— 
‘‘(I) the identification required 
under subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(II) an affidavit attesting that 
the individual does not possess the 
identification required under subpara-
graph (A) because the individual has 
a religious objection to being photo-
graphed. 
‘‘(ii) NO EFFECT ON OTHER PROVI-
SIONAL
BALLOTING
RULES.—Nothing in 
clause (i) may be construed to apply to the 
casting of a provisional ballot pursuant to 
section 302(a) or any State law for reasons 
other than the failure to present the identi-
fication required under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS
VOTING
OTHER
THAN
IN 
PERSON.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the appropriate State or 
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local election official may not accept any ballot 
for an election for Federal office provided by an 
individual who votes other than in person unless 
the individual submits with the ballot a copy of 
a valid photo identification. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR OVERSEAS MILITARY 
VOTERS.—Subparagraph (A) does not apply 
with respect to a ballot provided by an absent 
uniformed services voter who, by reason of ac-
tive duty or service, is absent from the United 
States on the date of the election involved. In 
this subparagraph, the term ‘absent uniformed 
services voter’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 107(1) of the Uniformed and Over-
seas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
20310(1)), other than an individual described 
in section 107(1)(C) of such Act. 
‘‘(b) PROVISION
OF
IDENTIFICATIONS
WITHOUT 
CHARGE TO INDIVIDUALS UNABLE TO PAY COSTS OF OB-
TAINING IDENTIFICATION OR OTHERWISE UNABLE TO 
OBTAIN IDENTIFICATION.—If an individual presents a 
State or local election official with an affidavit attesting 
that the individual is unable to pay the costs associated 
with obtaining a valid photo identification under this sec-
tion, or attesting that the individual is otherwise unable 
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to obtain a valid photo identification under this section 
after making reasonable efforts to obtain such an identi-
fication, the official shall provide the individual with a 
valid photo identification under this subsection without 
charge to the individual. 
‘‘(c) VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATIONS DESCRIBED.— 
For purposes of this section, a ‘valid photo identification’ 
means, with respect to an individual who seeks to vote in 
a State, any of the following: 
‘‘(1) A valid State-issued motor vehicle driver’s 
license that includes a photo of the individual and an 
expiration date. 
‘‘(2) A valid State-issued identification card 
that includes a photo of the individual and an expi-
ration date. 
‘‘(3) A valid United States passport for the in-
dividual. 
‘‘(4) A valid military identification for the indi-
vidual. 
‘‘(5) Any other form of government-issued iden-
tification that the State may specify as a valid photo 
identification for purposes of this subsection. 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENT TO APPLICANTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each State shall ensure 
that, at the time an individual applies to register to 
vote in elections for Federal office in the State, the 
appropriate State or local election official notifies 
the individual of the photo identification require-
ments of this section. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS APPLY-
ING TO REGISTER TO VOTE ONLINE.—Each State 
shall ensure that, in the case of an individual who 
applies to register to vote in elections for Federal of-
fice in the State online, the online voter registration 
system notifies the individual of the photo identifica-
tion requirements of this section before the indi-
vidual completes the online registration process. 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF STATES WITH PHOTO IDENTI-
FICATION REQUIREMENTS IN EFFECT AS OF DATE OF 
ENACTMENT.—If, as of the date of the enactment of this 
section, a State has in effect a law requiring an individual 
to provide a photo identification as a condition of casting 
a ballot in elections for Federal office held in the State 
and the law remains in effect on and after the effective 
date of this section, the State shall be considered to meet 
the requirements of this section if— 
‘‘(1) the State submits a request to the Attor-
ney General and provides such information as the 
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Attorney General may consider necessary to deter-
mine that the State has in effect such a law and 
that the law remains in effect; and 
‘‘(2) the Attorney General approves the request. 
‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to elections for Federal office held in 2022 
or any succeeding year.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 303 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 303A. Photo identification requirements.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO VOL-
UNTARY GUIDANCE BY ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMIS-
SION.—Section 311(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21101(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) in the case of the recommendations with 
respect to section 303A, October 1, 2021.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN-
FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
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21111), as amended by section 102(b), is amended by 
striking ‘‘303,’’ and inserting ‘‘303, 303A,’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO RE-
PEAL OF EXISTING PHOTO IDENTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR CERTAIN VOTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 15483) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR VOTERS WHO REGISTER 
BY MAIL’’; 
(B) in the heading of subsection (b), by 
striking ‘‘FOR VOTERS WHO REGISTER
BY 
MAIL’’ and inserting ‘‘FOR MAIL-IN REGISTRA-
TION FORMS’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking para-
graphs (1) through (3) and redesignating para-
graphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), 
respectively; and 
(D) 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)’’. 
(2) 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.’’. 
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to 
elections for Federal office held in 2022 or any succeeding 
year. 
TITLE IV—PROMOTING STAND-
ARDIZED 
ADMINISTRATION 
OF ELECTIONS 
SEC. 401. REQUIRING PARITY IN TREATMENT OF METHODS 
OF VOTING. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 302 of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21082) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) REQUIRING PARITY IN TREATMENT OF METH-
ODS OF VOTING.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Each State and jurisdic-
tion shall administer an election for Federal office 
under standards which apply equally to all methods 
of voting used in the election, including standards 
relating to signature verification, and shall not pre-
pay or otherwise subsidize the costs associated with 
one method of voting in an election unless the State 
or jurisdiction prepays or otherwise subsidizes the 
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costs associated with other methods of voting in the 
election in an equivalent amount. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN COSTS.—Para-
graph (1) does not apply with respect to costs pre-
paid or otherwise subsidized by a State or jurisdic-
tion in providing accommodations for disabled voters 
or in meeting the requirements of the Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 302(e) of such Act, 
as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking 
the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, except 
that the requirements of subsection (d) shall apply with 
respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Fed-
eral office held in November 2022 and each succeeding 
election for Federal office.’’. 
SEC. 402. REQUIRING STANDARD ELECTION ADMINISTRA-
TION PROCEDURES IN ALL JURISDICTIONS 
IN STATE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 302 of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21082), as amended by 
section 401(a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(e) REQUIRING STANDARD ELECTION ADMINISTRA-
TION PROCEDURES IN ALL JURISDICTIONS.—Each State 
shall ensure that the procedures used for the administra-
tion of elections for Federal office in the State, including 
the procedures used to determine the conditions under 
which individuals may cast provisional ballots and the cri-
teria for the acceptance and rejection of provisional bal-
lots, are standardized and uniform for all jurisdictions in 
the State which administer such elections.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 302(f) of such Act, 
as redesignated by subsection (a) and as amended by sec-
tion 401(b), is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsections (d) and (e)’’. 
TITLE 
V—PROMOTING 
ACCU-
RACY OF VOTER REGISTRA-
TION LISTS 
SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL DECONFLICTION 
VOTING DATABASE AND CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency the 
National Deconfliction Voting Database and Clearing-
house. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The National Deconfliction Voting 
Database and Clearinghouse shall assist States in ensur-
ing the integrity of elections for Federal office by serving 
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