TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS; TO VIEW A CANVASSER TO REQUEST PHOTO IDENTIFICATION BEFORE OBTAINING A SIGNATURE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

SB 208 requires canvassers collecting signatures for initiative or referendum petitions to request photo identification from signers before obtaining their signatures. This change directly affects petitioners, canvassers, and voters participating in signature-gathering for statewide initiatives or referendums. The bill amends existing law to specify that canvassers may request a "document or identification card permitted under § 7-1-101(40)" as proof of identity. The bill was passed with an emergency clause on March 3, 2025, and became law as Act 240 the following day.