84R21831 SRS-D
By: Miles, Laubenberg, et al. H.B. No. 258
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter
registration application.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.073, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d) In providing a written or oral reason for rejection
under Subsection (a) or (b), the registrar shall identify which
section or sections of the application resulted in the rejection.
For each section identified, the registrar shall specify if the
section was incomplete, was improperly filled out, or contained
information identifying the applicant as ineligible to vote.
(e) The registrar shall use the official form prescribed by
the secretary of state if a written notice is provided under
Subsection (a). The secretary of state shall prescribe the
procedures and forms necessary to implement this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.