By KRWG News
Texas – The Texas House today gave final passage to a bill requiring residents to show photo identification before voting.
The bill now goes back to the Senate for a compromise version, then on to Gov. Rick Perry.
-- The legislation, as currently written, would require voters to present valid state or federal photo identification. A driver's license, personal ID card, military ID, passport or concealed handgun permit would be accepted.
-- Voters without an ID could get one for free from the Department of Public Safety.
-- Voters without ID could cast provisional ballots but would have to show ID within six days to have their votes counted.
-- Voters who could prove they had been victims of identify fraud would be exempt from the new rules.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.