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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and |
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related procedures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 12.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.007. CERTAIN ELECTION OFFICERS ARE VOTER |
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REGISTRARS. An election officer serving a polling place for early |
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voting by personal appearance is a deputy voter registrar and has |
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the same authority as a regular deputy registrar. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 63.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 63.010. REGISTRATION AT POLLING PLACE; VOTING |
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PROCEDURES. (a) This section applies to the conduct of voting and |
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to the registration of voters notwithstanding and in addition to |
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other applicable provisions of this code. |
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(b) A person who would be eligible to vote in an election |
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under Section 11.001, but for the requirement to be a registered |
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voter, shall be accepted for voting in the precinct of the person's |
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residence if, on the day the person offers to vote, the person: |
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(1) submits a voter registration application that |
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complies with Section 13.002; |
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(2) presents the proof of identification required by |
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Section 63.001 and, if that identification does not establish the |
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person's residence, one of the following forms of identification: |
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(A) a driver's license, license to carry a |
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concealed handgun, or personal identification card issued to the |
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person by the Department of Public Safety, regardless of whether |
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the license or card has expired; |
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(B) official mail addressed to the person by name |
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from a governmental entity; |
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(C) a copy of a current utility bill, bank |
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statement, government check, paycheck, or other government |
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document that shows the name and address of the voter; or |
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(D) any other form of identification prescribed |
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by the secretary of state that establishes the person's residence; |
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and |
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(3) completes and signs a voter registration |
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affidavit, in a form prescribed by the secretary of state, that |
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contains the following oath: |
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I, ____________, HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF |
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PERJURY THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I HAVE NOT, |
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NOR WILL I, CAST MORE THAN ONE BALLOT IN THIS ELECTION. |
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(c) Persons voting under this section shall be processed |
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separately at the polling place from persons who are voting under |
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regular procedures. |
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(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe the procedures |
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necessary to implement this section and to ensure the proper and |
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orderly conduct of elections. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |