House
File
516
H-1117
Amend
House
File
516
as
follows:
1
1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
2
and
inserting:
3
<
Section
1.
MINORITY
IMPACT
STUDY.
The
state
4
commissioner
of
elections
shall,
in
consultation
5
with
relevant
stakeholder
groups,
conduct
a
6
long-term
study
of
the
potential
impacts
of
voter
7
identification
requirements
on
voter
registration,
8
voter
participation,
voting
methods,
voting
dates,
9
and
voting
times
among
minority
communities
in
this
10
state
at
all
elections.
The
state
commissioner
of
11
elections
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
12
and
to
the
chairs
and
ranking
members
of
the
standing
13
committees
on
state
government
by
January
15,
2018.
14
Sec.
2.
WOMEN
VOTERS
IMPACT
STUDY.
The
state
15
commissioner
of
elections
shall,
in
consultation
16
with
relevant
stakeholder
groups,
conduct
a
17
long-term
study
of
the
potential
impacts
of
voter
18
identification
requirements
on
voter
registration,
19
voter
participation,
voting
methods,
voting
dates,
20
and
voting
times
among
women
in
this
state
at
all
21
elections.
The
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
22
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
to
the
23
chairs
and
ranking
members
of
the
standing
committees
24
on
state
government
by
January
15,
2018.
25
Sec.
3.
RURAL
VOTERS
IMPACT
STUDY.
The
state
26
commissioner
of
elections
shall,
in
consultation
27
with
relevant
stakeholder
groups,
conduct
a
28
long-term
study
of
the
potential
impacts
of
voter
29
identification
requirements
on
voter
registration,
30
voter
participation,
voting
methods,
voting
dates,
and
31
voting
times
among
rural
communities
in
this
state
at
32
all
elections.
The
state
commissioner
of
elections
33
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
34
to
the
chairs
and
ranking
members
of
the
standing
35
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committees
on
state
government
by
January
15,
2018.
1
Sec.
4.
ELDERLY
VOTERS
IMPACT
STUDY.
The
state
2
commissioner
of
elections
shall,
in
consultation
3
with
relevant
stakeholder
groups,
conduct
a
4
long-term
study
of
the
potential
impacts
of
voter
5
identification
requirements
on
voter
registration,
6
voter
participation,
voting
methods,
voting
dates,
and
7
voting
times
among
the
elderly
in
this
state
at
all
8
elections.
The
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
9
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
to
the
10
chairs
and
ranking
members
of
the
standing
committees
11
on
state
government
by
January
15,
2018.
12
Sec.
5.
LOW-INCOME
VOTERS
IMPACT
STUDY.
The
state
13
commissioner
of
elections
shall,
in
consultation
14
with
relevant
stakeholder
groups,
conduct
a
15
long-term
study
of
the
potential
impacts
of
voter
16
identification
requirements
on
voter
registration,
17
voter
participation,
voting
methods,
voting
dates,
and
18
voting
times
among
low-income
voters
in
this
state
at
19
all
elections.
The
state
commissioner
of
elections
20
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
21
to
the
chairs
and
ranking
members
of
the
standing
22
committees
on
state
government
by
January
15,
2018.
23
Sec.
6.
STUDENT
IMPACT
STUDY.
The
state
24
commissioner
of
elections
shall,
in
consultation
25
with
relevant
stakeholder
groups,
conduct
a
26
long-term
study
of
the
potential
impacts
of
voter
27
identification
requirements
on
voter
registration,
28
voter
participation,
voting
methods,
voting
dates,
29
and
voting
times
among
student
populations
in
this
30
state
at
all
elections.
The
state
commissioner
of
31
elections
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
32
and
to
the
chairs
and
ranking
members
of
the
standing
33
committees
on
state
government
by
January
15,
2018.
34
Sec.
7.
DISABLED
PERSONS
IMPACT
STUDY.
The
state
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commissioner
of
elections
shall,
in
consultation
1
with
relevant
stakeholder
groups,
conduct
a
2
long-term
study
of
the
potential
impacts
of
voter
3
identification
requirements
on
voter
registration,
4
voter
participation,
voting
methods,
voting
dates,
and
5
voting
times
among
disabled
persons
in
this
state
at
6
all
elections.
The
state
commissioner
of
elections
7
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
8
to
the
chairs
and
ranking
members
of
the
standing
9
committees
on
state
government
by
January
15,
2018.
>
10
2.
Title
page,
by
striking
lines
1
through
9
and
11
inserting
<
An
Act
requiring
the
state
commissioner
12
of
elections
to
conduct
and
report
on
the
potential
13
impacts
of
voter
identification
requirements
on
certain
14
communities
and
individuals.
>
15
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