Post by Logan on Mar 13, 2017 2:26:11 GMT -6
The House Judiciary Committee worked through a bill Wednesday to require West Virginians to present government-issued photo identification at the polls before casting a ballot.
After an hour of discussion, the committee sent the bill (HB 2781) down to a subcommittee for further review.
Should it pass, the bill would trump sections of existing legislation (HB 4013), which passed last year and is scheduled to take effect in 2018. That law calls for a lower standard of identification for voters, allowing for bank statements, hunting licenses or having an adult or poll worker vouch for a familiar voter’s identity.
Wednesday’s bill calls residents to show poll workers a valid driver’s license, a West Virginia identification card, a U.S. passport or passport card, an employee photo identification card issued by a government agency or a military photo I.D.
- See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news-politics/20170308/wv-house-judiciary-mulls-stricter-voter-id-law#sthash.Faiqe5U8.dpuf
After an hour of discussion, the committee sent the bill (HB 2781) down to a subcommittee for further review.
Should it pass, the bill would trump sections of existing legislation (HB 4013), which passed last year and is scheduled to take effect in 2018. That law calls for a lower standard of identification for voters, allowing for bank statements, hunting licenses or having an adult or poll worker vouch for a familiar voter’s identity.
Wednesday’s bill calls residents to show poll workers a valid driver’s license, a West Virginia identification card, a U.S. passport or passport card, an employee photo identification card issued by a government agency or a military photo I.D.
- See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news-politics/20170308/wv-house-judiciary-mulls-stricter-voter-id-law#sthash.Faiqe5U8.dpuf