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Requires photo ID for in‑person federal voting with a 3‑day provisional ballot cure, adds ID rules for other ballots, and creates a new Title 5 Stop Insider Trading chapter.
The bill tightens in-person voting security and clarifies ID rules while preserving a short cure path, but it risks disenfranchising vulnerable voters and imposes financial and administrative burdens on voters and election officials.
In-person voters and taxpayers: requiring photo ID for in-person federal ballots is intended to reduce voter impersonation and increase public confidence in election integrity.
Voters who lack ID (including people with disabilities, seniors, and students): preserves a path to have a ballot counted by allowing provisional ballots with a 3-day cure period.
Low-income and rural voters and local election offices: requires no-cost public access to devices to copy IDs at government buildings and establishes a standardized list of acceptable photo IDs and notice rules, lowering some practical barriers and giving clearer guidance on what is needed to vote.
People who lack acceptable photo ID (including people with disabilities, seniors, and low-income individuals): a photo‑ID requirement for in-person voting risks disenfranchising voters who face difficulty obtaining acceptable ID.
Rural, low-income, and disabled voters who must cure provisional ballots: the short 3-day cure deadline may be onerous or infeasible for those who need time to get ID, notarization, or travel to an office, risking voided votes.
Seniors, people with disabilities, and rural voters using absentee/mail options: added requirements for copies or notarizations create extra printing, notary, and postage costs that could deter or burden mail voters.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Creates a new Title 5 chapter called the "Stop Insider Trading Act" (taking effect 180 days after enactment) and adds a new federal voter identification requirement to the Help America Vote Act. For federal elections, in-person voters must present a valid physical photo ID to receive a regular ballot; voters who lack ID may cast a provisional ballot but must cure (submit ID or an affidavit of religious objection) within 3 days for the ballot to be counted. The measure also prescribes photo-ID or alternative attestations for ballots cast other than in person, requires states to provide public, no‑cost access to digital imaging devices at government buildings to copy photo IDs, updates voter registration notices, defines acceptable photo IDs, and directs the Election Assistance Commission to issue voluntary guidance within 90 days (with the HAVA changes effective 90 days after enactment).
Official title: Stop Insider Trading Act
Introduced January 12, 2026 by Bryan Steil · Last progress July 23, 2026