82R9925 JRJ-D
By: Isaac H.B. No. 1596
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to documentation acceptable as proof of identification for
voting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 63.0101. DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION.
The following documentation is acceptable as proof of
identification under this chapter:
(1) a driver's license or personal identification card
issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety or a similar
document issued to the person by an agency of another state,
regardless of whether the license or card has expired;
(2) a form of identification containing the person's
photograph that establishes the person's identity;
(3) a birth certificate or other document confirming
birth that is admissible in a court of law and establishes the
person's identity;
(4) United States citizenship papers issued to the
person;
(5) a United States passport issued to the person;
[(6) official mail addressed to the person by name from
a governmental entity;
[(7) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement,
government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows
the name and address of the voter;] or
(6) [(8)] any other form of identification prescribed
by the secretary of state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.