How does the picture identification requirement impact the federal identification requirement imposed under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) on new Michigan voters who register to vote by mail?
If a voter subject to the federal identification requirement did not meet the requirement when registering to vote, the voter must present one of the following documents before voting in the first election in which he or she wishes to participate: 1) an acceptable form of picture identification or 2) a paycheck, government check, utility bill, bank statement or a government document which lists the voters name and address. Given the above, the three situations could emerge when a voter is subject to the federal identification requirement: Voter displays picture identification: Satisfies both he federal identification requirement and Michigan s new picture identification requirement. Voter displays paycheck, government check, utility bill, bank statement or a government document, which lists his or her name and address: Satisfies the federal identification requirement. Voter must display picture identification to satisfy Michigans picture identification requirement. If a voter does not
