83R7826 JRJ-F
By: Wu H.B. No. 1841
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requirements for certain forms provided by a voter
registrar.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.040, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsections (b) and (e) to
read as follows:
(a-1) A form for a receipt prescribed by this section must
be provided to a volunteer deputy registrar in all languages in
which ballots in the county are required to be printed under Chapter
272.
(b) The receipt must contain:
(1) the name of the applicant and, if applicable, the
name of the applicant's agent; [and]
(2) the date the completed application is submitted to
the volunteer deputy; and
(3) the printed name of the volunteer deputy.
(e) The secretary of state shall develop procedures to
ensure compliance with [may prescribe a procedure that is an
alternative to the procedure prescribed by] this section [that will
ensure the accountability of the registration applications].
SECTION 2. Section 272.011(b), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The secretary of state shall prepare the translation for
election materials required to be provided in a language other than
English or Spanish for the following state prescribed voter forms:
(1) voter registration application form required by
Section 13.002;
(2) the registration application receipt required by
Section 13.040;
(3) [(2)] the confirmation form required by Section
15.051;
(4) [(3)] the voting instruction poster required by
Section 62.011;
(5) [(4)] the statement of residence form required by
Section 63.0011;
(6) [(5)] the provisional ballot affidavit required
by Section 63.011;
(7) [(6)] the application for a ballot by mail
required by Section 84.011;
(8) [(7)] the carrier envelope and voting
instructions required by Section 86.013; and
(9) [(8)] any other voter forms that the secretary of
state identifies as frequently used and for which state resources
are otherwise available.
SECTION 3. Section 272.007(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the
secretary of state shall prepare the Spanish translation for the
bilingual election materials required by Sections 272.005 and
272.006 and the registration application receipt required by
Section 13.040.
SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a receipt issued for a voter registration application submitted on
or after the effective date of this Act. A receipt issued for a
voter registration application submitted before the effective date
of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the receipt was
issued, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.