WV SB796

Requires all valid identifying documents for voting to contain a photograph of the voter, eliminating previous exemptions for documents without photos such as Medicare cards, Social Security cards, utility bills, and bank statements

Mandates that driver's licenses, permits, and identification cards issued to noncitizen legal residents display "NV" (non-voter) beneath the holder's photograph to distinguish them from documents issued to citizens

Specifies that identification cards issued without photographs for religious reasons cannot be used as valid voter identification

Allows newly naturalized citizens to vote using their "NV"-marked license if accompanied by their U.S. naturalization document or certificate number, though providing only the certificate number requires voting a challenged ballot pending verification

Requires out-of-state driver's licenses to be accompanied by acceptable proof of West Virginia residence to qualify as valid voter identification