09 LC 28
4461
House
Bill 209
By:
Representatives Morgan of the
39th,
Hembree of the
67th,
Abdul-Salaam of the
74th,
Taylor of the
55th,
Mangham of the
94th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 21-2-417 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to presentation of identification to poll workers, so as to provide that an
elector may present a valid student identification card issued by a public or
private college or university in this state as proof of identity in order to
vote; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 21-2-417 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
presentation of identification to poll workers, is amended by revising
subsection (a) as follows:
"(a)
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, each elector shall
present proper identification to a poll worker at or prior to completion of a
voter's certificate at any polling place and prior to such person's admission to
the enclosed space at such polling place. Proper identification shall consist
of any one of the following:
(1)
A Georgia driver's license which was properly issued by the appropriate state
agency;
(2)
A valid Georgia voter identification card issued under Code Section 21-2-417.1
or other valid identification card issued by a branch, department, agency, or
entity of the State of Georgia, any other state, or the United States authorized
by law to issue personal identification, provided that such identification card
contains a photograph of the elector;
(3)
A valid United States passport;
(4)
A valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the elector and
issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States
government, this state, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other
entity of this state;
(5)
A valid United States military identification card, provided that such
identification card contains a photograph of the elector;
or
(6)
A valid tribal identification card containing a photograph of the
elector;
or
(7)
A valid student identification card issued by a public or private college or
university located in this
state."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.