PRINTER'S NO. 783
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.759
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY OWLETT, ECKER, KUTZ, HAMM, MARCELL, PICKETT,
KUZMA, ANDERSON, REICHARD, STAATS, KAUFFMAN, SMITH, WATRO,
M. MACKENZIE, KENYATTA, GROVE, LEADBETER AND COOPER,
MARCH 3, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 3, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
and defining membership of county boards of elections;
imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
elections," in preliminary provisions, further providing for
definitions; in the Secretary of the Commonwealth, further
providing for powers and duties of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth; and, in county boards of elections, further
providing for powers and duties of county boards.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 102(z.5) of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
amended to read:
Section 102. Definitions.--The following words, when used in
this act, shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise
clearly apparent from the context:
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(z.5) The words "proof of identification" shall mean:
[(1) In the case of an elector who has a religious objection
to being photographed, a valid-without-photo driver's license or
a valid-without-photo identification card issued by the
Department of Transportation.
(2) For an elector who appears to vote under section 1210, a
document that:
(i) shows the name of the individual to whom the document
was issued and the name substantially conforms to the name of
the individual as it appears in the district register;
(ii) shows a photograph of the individual to whom the
document was issued;
(iii) includes an expiration date and is not expired,
except:
(A) for a document issued by the Department of
Transportation which is not more than twelve (12) months past
the expiration date; or
(B) in the case of a document from an agency of the Armed
forces of the United States or their reserve components,
including the Pennsylvania National Guard, establishing that the
elector is a current member of or a veteran of the United States
Armed Forces or National Guard which does not designate a
specific date on which the document expires, but includes a
designation that the expiration date is indefinite; and
(iv) was issued by one of the following:
(A) The United States Government.
(B) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(C) A municipality of this Commonwealth to an employee of
that municipality.
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of higher learning.
(E) A Pennsylvania care facility.
(3) For a qualified absentee elector under section 1301 or a
qualified mail-in elector under section 1301-D:
(i) in the case of an elector who has been issued a current
and valid driver's license, the elector's driver's license
number;
(ii) in the case of an elector who has not been issued a
current and valid driver's license, the last four digits of the
elector's Social Security number;
(iii) in the case of an elector who has a religious
objection to being photographed, a copy of a document that
satisfies paragraph (1); or
(iv) in the case of an elector who has not been issued a
current and valid driver's license or Social Security number, a
copy of a document that satisfies paragraph (2). ]
(1) In the case of any elector, at least one of the
following:
(i) the elector's driver's license;
(ii) in the case of an elector who has a religious objection
to being photographed, a copy of a valid-without-photo driver's
license or a valid-without-photo identification card issued by
the Department of Transportation;
(iii) the elector's voter registration card with scannable
identification number and a copy of the elector's signature, as
issued by a county under section 302;
(iv) a document from an agency of the armed forces of the
United States or their reserve components, including the
Pennsylvania National Guard, establishing that the elector is a
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30 current member of or a veteran of the United States Armed Forces
or National Guard which does not designate a specific date on
which the document expires, but includes a designation that that
expiration date is indefinite;
(v) a document issued by the secretary under section 201(i);
(vi) an affidavit provided to an elector by elections
officers, on which the elector shall affirm the elector's
identity, including the elector's signature and the last four
digits of the elector's Social Security number. The affidavit
shall include disclosure of the penalties under section 1802; or
(vii) a document that shows the name and photograph of the
individual to whom the document was issued, includes an
expiration date and is not expired and is issued by one of the
following:
(A) The United States Government.
(B) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(C) A municipality of this Commonwealth to an employe of
that municipality.
(D) An accredited public or private institution of higher
learning located in this Commonwealth.
(E) A care facility located in this Commonwealth.
(2) (Reserved).
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Section 2. Sections 201 and 302 of the act are amended by
adding subsections to read:
Section 201. Powers and Duties of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth.--The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall exercise
in the manner provided by this act all powers granted to him by
this act, and shall perform all the duties imposed upon him by
this act, which shall include the following:
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(i) To provide to any registered elector upon request, and
free of charge, a durable photo identification card which may be
used for the purposes of voting.
Section 302. Powers and Duties of County Boards.--The county
boards of elections, within their respective counties, shall
exercise, in the manner provided by this act, all powers granted
to them by this act, and shall perform all the duties imposed
upon them by this act, which shall include the following:
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(q) To provide to each registered elector in a county,
within one year of the effective date of this subsection and
upon new or updated registration after the effective date of
this subsection, or at the request of an elector, a durable
voter registration card, including a scannable identification
code and a likeness of a registered elector's signature. A
county board of elections shall investigate the circumstances of
any registration card returned as undeliverable by the United
States Postal Service. The investigation shall include
contacting the applicant, further attempts to have the
applicant's registration card delivered and the correction or
reconsideration of the applicant's registration status and
registered address, if found to be incorrect.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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