The House Voters and Elections Committee postponed until Thursday action on Rep. Dianne Hamilton‘s Voter ID bill, HB 308.
The committee likely will replace the original bill with a committee substitute on Thursday, officials said.
According to a fiscal impact report:
House Bill 308 changes voter identification requirements. The bill eliminates the following forms of identification: utility bills, bank statements, government checks, and student identification cards. Verbal and written statement would also no longer be acceptable as forms of identification. Acceptable forms of identification would be required to include the following a photo of the voter, issued by the state or the United States, with an unexpired expiration date or an identification without a photo if issued by an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, which includes the person’s tribal enrollment number. The name on the document must conform to the name of the person’s certificate of registration.
