HB 48 & 216 - Voter Photo Identification Requirements

• Requires voters to present one of four specified forms of photo identification to vote: nonexpired Missouri driver's license, nonexpired Missouri nondriver's license, other government-issued photo ID (federal or state) not expired after the most recent general election, or military/Veterans Affairs ID

• Establishes exceptions allowing voters without required ID to cast provisional ballots if they have a physical/mental disability, cannot afford required documents, hold sincere religious beliefs against photo ID, or were born on or before January 1, 1948

• Mandates that the state reimburse all election authority costs for implementing photo ID requirements, and provides free nondriver's licenses to qualified voters lacking other acceptable identification

• Requires election authorities to post notices informing voters without proper ID they may return during polling hours with valid identification to vote a regular ballot with priority in voting lines

• Contains a contingent effective date requiring passage and approval by voters of a constitutional amendment authorizing photo identification requirements for elections