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AUSTIN, TEXAS (AP) -- The Texas Senate has given its final approval to requiring voters to present photo identification before casting a ballot.
The bill requires voters to present valid state or federal photo ID. A driver's license, personal ID car, military ID, passport or concealed handgun permit would be accepted. The bill also would create a new state-issued ID to be used specifically for voting.
Voters without ID could cast provisional ballots but would have to show identification within six days to have their votes counted.
The House must still approve the final version of the bill, which is expected to be signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry.
Perry had declared the voter ID bill a legislative emergency for the Legislature.
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