83R10339 JRJ-F
By: Simmons H.B. No. 2233
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to signature verification on an early voting ballot voted
by mail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 87.041(e), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(e) In making the determination under Subsection (b)(2),
the board may also compare the signatures with any two or more
signatures of the voter made within the preceding six years and on
file with the voter registrar. For signatures on file with the
voter registrar longer than six years, the board may [the signature
on the voter's registration application to] confirm that the
signatures are those of the same person but may not use the
signatures [registration application signature] to determine that
the signatures are not those of the same person.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.