Senate Bill 1219 Summary

• Requires registered electors to present official state identification, operator's/chauffeur's license, or other generally recognized picture identification before receiving a ballot at polling places.

• Requires electors to complete an application form that includes their name, address, date of birth, signature, and an affirmative statement declaring United States citizenship.

• Electors who do not affirmatively declare citizenship on the application shall be challenged by an election inspector and must state under oath they are a U.S. citizen or be denied a ballot.

• Requires absent voter ballot applications to include a citizenship question, with a warning that ballots will not be counted unless the applicant answers the citizenship question in writing to the clerk before polls close on election day.

• Allows uncounted absent voter ballots to be counted in election contests if a court determines the voter was a U.S. citizen at the time of the election; effective August 15, 2012.