HB 2701 Summary

• Requires voters to present photo identification with matching name and address, or two different documents with name and address, to vote in person; voters without compliant identification must vote provisional ballots.

• Restricts early voting by mail to voters who are physically unable to vote in person, have a physical disability, are in nursing homes, on military duty, or temporarily out of state; allows in-person early voting at polling places.

• Establishes voting centers available for 30 days before election day with county population limits: maximum 4 centers for counties under 200,000 people, 8 for 200,000-999,999, and 15 for 1 million or more.

• Requires school districts to provide lists of available polling place locations to county boards of supervisors by May 15 in even-numbered years and prioritizes including public elementary, middle, and high schools within election precincts.

• Modifies driver license issuance requirements to require proof of authorized U.S. presence through original/certified passport or birth certificate, proof of social security number, and two forms of residency proof.