HB19 Summary

• Requires voters to provide valid photo identification when voting in person, with acceptable forms including Alabama driver's licenses, government-issued IDs, passports, military IDs, hunting/fishing licenses, and various other government documents.

• Mandates the Secretary of State issue Alabama photo voter identification cards at no cost to registered electors who lack valid photo identification, with card validity tied to voter registration status and residential address.

• Establishes application requirements for the state photo ID card including verification of identity documents, date of birth, voter registration status, and makes fraudulent applications a Class C felony.

• Allows voters without required identification to vote by provisional ballot or, in limited circumstances, with positive identification by two election officials and a sworn affidavit (except in municipal elections).

• Exempts voters covered under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act and Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act from identification requirements; requires implementation beginning with the 2014 statewide primary.