Sponsor
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Representative · R-GA
Representative · R-GA
The bill trades clearer federal standards and stricter ID/citizenship verification aimed at reducing ineligible voting for increased burdens on voters (especially low-income, rural, elderly, and disabled), greater risk of ballot confusion/rejection, potential criminalization of well‑meaning assistance, and added costs for state and local election administration.
State and local election officials: Establishes a uniform federal standard with a DOJ enforcement pathway and a defined list of acceptable photo ID and citizenship documents, reducing administrative ambiguity and inconsistent local practices.
Voters: Requires presentation of government photo ID and documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for ballots to be counted in Federal elections, which supporters say will reduce ineligible voting and strengthen confidence in election integrity.
Low-income, rural, elderly, and disabled voters: Requiring both photo ID and documentary proof of citizenship increases the risk that eligible voters will be delayed or unable to cast ballots that are counted, disproportionately affecting these groups.
Voters: Different treatment of Federal versus other elections and a strict, narrow list of acceptable documents will likely cause confusion at polling places and increase the number of provisional or rejected ballots.
Immigrants and people who assist voters: Expanded criminal penalties for assisting noncitizens or providing ballots without the required documents could deter lawful assistance (e.g., help completing forms, transporting voters) and expose volunteers or staff to legal risk.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Conditions casting a ballot in Federal elections on presenting a government photo ID and documentary proof of U.S. citizenship; provisional ballots count only after verification.
Official title: To require that individuals provide government photo identification and proof of United States citizenship to vote in Federal elections, and for other purposes.
Introduced January 2, 2026 by Marjorie Taylor Greene · Last progress January 2, 2026
Requires people to show government-issued photo ID plus documentary proof of U.S. citizenship before casting a ballot in any Federal election; provisional ballots are allowed but will be counted only after citizenship is verified. Applies these requirements to in-person and non–in-person voting and adds related enforcement and criminal-provision changes to existing federal election law. Imposes new duties on state and local election officials to collect, review, and verify identity and citizenship documents and to accept or reject ballots accordingly; creates a uniform federal eligibility-documentation rule under HAVA that conditions receipt and counting of ballots on documentary proof of citizenship and photo identification.