84R1208 ADM-D
By: Alonzo H.B. No. 448
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and
related procedures.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding
Section 63.0091 to read as follows:
Sec. 63.0091. REGISTRATION AT POLLING PLACE; VOTING
PROCEDURES. (a) This section applies to the conduct of voting and
to the registration of voters notwithstanding and in addition to
other applicable provisions of this code.
(b) A person who would be eligible to vote in an election
under Section 11.001, but for the requirement to be a registered
voter, shall be accepted for voting in the precinct of the person's
residence if, on the day the person offers to vote, the person:
(1) submits a voter registration application that
complies with Section 13.002; and
(2) presents proof of identification in one of the
following forms:
(A) a driver's license, license to carry a
concealed handgun, or personal identification card issued to the
person by the Department of Public Safety, regardless of whether
the license or card has expired;
(B) official mail addressed to the person by name
from a governmental entity;
(C) 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
(D) any other form of identification prescribed
by the secretary of state that establishes the person's residence.
(c) Persons voting under this section shall be processed
separately at the polling place from persons who are voting under
regular procedures.
(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe the procedures
necessary to implement this section and to ensure the proper and
orderly conduct of elections.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.