This amendment requires the Division of Motor Vehicles to additionally review a specific group of Automatic Voter Registrations that have a non-federally compliant driver's license or identification card; and received a driver's license prior to REAL ID taking effect on June 1, 2010; and obtained a driver's license or identification card after Automatic Voter Registration took effect on June 21, 2023.

Plain English Breakdown

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Review of Certain Driver’s Licenses for Voting

This amendment requires the Division of Motor Vehicles to review certain driver's licenses and identification cards that do not meet federal standards for voting purposes.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to check specific groups of Automatic Voter Registrations.
• The DMV must look at people who have non-federally compliant driver’s licenses or ID cards.
• It focuses on those who got their license before REAL ID rules started in 2010 and after automatic voter registration began in 2023.

Who It Names or Affects

• People with non-federally compliant driver's licenses or identification cards.
• The Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

Terms To Know

Automatic Voter Registration

A system that automatically registers people to vote when they get a driver’s license.

REAL ID

Federal standards for driver's licenses and identification cards.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens after the DMV reviews these specific groups.
• It is unclear how many people will be affected by this review.

Official Summary Text

This amendment requires the Division of Motor Vehicles to additionally review a specific group of Automatic Voter Registrations that have a non-federally compliant driver's license or identification card; and received a driver's license prior to REAL ID taking effect on June 1, 2010; and obtained a driver's license or identification card after Automatic Voter Registration took effect on June 21, 2023.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Shupe

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 317

AMEND House Bill No. 317 by inserting after line 10 the following:

“

(2) The Division of Motor Vehicles, in addition to the review under paragraph (1) of this subsection, must review the following:

a. Any individual who has a non-federally compliant credential (a driver’s license or identification card); and

b. Received a driver’s license or identification card prior to REAL ID taking effect June 1, 2010; and

c. Obtained a driver’s license or identification card after Automatic Voter Registration took effect on June 21, 2023.

”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment requires the Division of Motor Vehicles to additionally review a specific group of Automatic Voter Registrations that have a non-federally compliant driver's license or identification card; and received a driver's license prior to REAL ID taking effect on June 1, 2010; and obtained a driver's license or identification card after Automatic Voter Registration took effect on June 21, 2023.