HR 5189 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Voter Integrity and Defense Act

Introduced 2023-08-11· Sponsored by Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-27]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.(2023-08-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Voter Integrity and Defense Act This bill requires states and local jurisdictions, in order to receive election assistance payments, to have in effect a law that requires valid photo identification for voting in federal elections. Specifically, the state or local jurisdiction must certify that the state has in effect a law that prevents state or local election officials from (1) providing a ballot for a federal election to an individual who desires to vote in person unless the individual presents a valid photo identification, and (2) accepting a ballot for a federal election from an individual who votes other than in person unless the individual submits with the ballot a copy of a valid photo identification.…

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