Manchin compromised bill on voting-Acceptable forms of Voter Id

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I have been having fun reading the proposed bill and I really like this bill . I note that the bill has a provision allowing for voter id. I have never been opposed to voter id. The Texas voter id bill limited voter id to a small list of acceptable ids. That law was largely gutted by a lawsuit brought by Chad Dun and Marc Veaey.

Here is what the new bill provides as acceptable forms of id https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/68440D88BF5EF1F90133FCB5AD2865D9.freedom-to-vote-act-text.pdf

Subtitle I—Voter Identification and Allowable Alternatives
SEC. 1801. REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER IDENTIFICATION......

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘applicable identifying document’ means, with respect to any individual, any document issued to such individual containing the individual’s name.
‘(B) INCLUDED DOCUMENTS.—The term ‘applicable identifying document’ shall include any of the following (so long as that document
has not expired or, if expired, expired no earlier 19 than four years before the date of presentation):
‘‘(i) A driver’s license or an identifica22 tion card issued by a State, the Federal Government, or a State or federally recog24 nized Tribal government.
‘(ii) A State-issued identification described in paragraph (4).
‘‘(iii) A United States passport or passport card.
‘‘(iv) A employee identification card issued by—
‘‘(I) any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United StatesGovernment or of any State,
‘‘(II) any State or federally recognized Tribal government, or‘‘(III) any county, municipality, board, authority, or other political subdivision of a State.
‘‘(v) A student identification card issued by an institution of higher education, or a high school identification card issued by a State-accredited high school.
‘(vi) A military identification card issued by the United States.
‘(vii) A gun license or concealed carry permit.
‘‘(viii) A Medicare card or Social Security card.
‘‘(ix) A birth certificate.
‘(x) A voter registration card.
‘‘(xi) A hunting or fishing license issued by a State.
‘(xii) A identification card issued to the individual by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) program.
‘(xiii) A identification card issued to the individual by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
‘‘(xiv) A identification card issued to the individual by Medicaid.
‘‘(xv) A bank card or debit card.
‘(xvi) A utility bill issued within six months of the date of the election.
‘‘(xvii) A lease or mortgage document issued within six months of the date of the election.
‘‘(xviii) A bank statement issued with19 in six months of the date of the election.
‘‘(xix) A health insurance card issued to the voter.
‘‘(xx) Any other document containingthe individual’s name issued by—
‘‘(I) any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United StatesGovernment or of any State;
‘‘(II) any State or federally recognized tribal government; or
‘‘(III) any county, municipality, board, authority, or other political subdivision of a State.

This list reminds of the list of acceptable ids used in Texas prior to the GOP voter suppression

The formatting is from the draft bill