SF3571 Summary

• Requires photo ID to register and vote: Establishes photo identification as mandatory for voter registration and voting, with implementation beginning June 1, 2022

• Creates free voter identification card: Establishes a new voter identification card (issued by Department of Public Safety) available at no cost to qualified voters who lack other ID, with provisions for religious objections to photographs

• Establishes provisional ballot system: Allows voters unable to provide required identification on election day to cast provisional ballots, with seven days following election to prove eligibility

• Allows religious and medical exemptions: Permits voters with religious objections to photography or those with head injuries/hair loss to obtain identification without photographs

• Appropriates funding and requires public education: Directs spending for implementation, driver's license agent training, and a statewide public education campaign about identification requirements and provisional ballot process