84R9610 ADM-F
By: Miller of Fort Bend H.B. No. 2163
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, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) 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 general custodian of election records or voter
registrar to determine if [confirm that] the signatures are those
of the same person [but may not use the signatures to determine that
the signatures are not those of the same person].
(e-1) 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 before the preceding six years and on
file with the general custodian of election records or voter
registrar to confirm that the signatures are those of the same
person but may not use the signatures 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, 2015.