85R24345 JRJ-D
By: Anderson of Dallas H.B. No. 3490
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3490:
By: Laubenberg C.S.H.B. No. 3490
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to maintenance of the statewide voter registration list.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 18.061(c), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) Under procedures prescribed by the secretary of state,
each voter registrar shall provide to the secretary of state on an
expedited basis the information necessary to maintain the
registration list established under Subsection (a). The procedures
shall provide for the electronic submission of the information and
ensure that each voter registrar collects and reports the correct
month, day, and year of birth for each registered voter.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 18, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 18.0681 to read as follows:
Sec. 18.0681. SECRETARY OF STATE AUTHORITY TO ELIMINATE
DUPLICATE REGISTRATION RECORDS. (a) The secretary of state shall
periodically compare the information regarding voters maintained
as part of the statewide computerized voter registration list to
determine whether any voters have more than one voter registration
record on file.
(b) The secretary of state shall by rule determine what
information combinations identified as common to more than one
registration record constitute a weak match or a strong match in
order to:
(1) produce the least possible impact on Texas voters;
and
(2) fulfill its responsibility to manage the voter
rolls.
(c) The secretary of state may not determine that a voter
has more than one registration record based on a weak match. The
secretary of state may inform the county of the voter's residence
that a weak match exists.
(d) If the secretary of state determines that a voter on the
registration list has more than one registration record on file
based on a strong match, the secretary shall send notice of the
determination to the voter registrar of each county in which the
voter is registered to vote. If the voter records identified are:
(1) located in the same county, the voter registrar
may merge the records following a determination that each record
belongs to the same voter using the procedure for the correction of
registration records under Section 15.022; or
(2) located in more than one county, the registrar of
the county with the oldest record may deliver a written
confirmation notice in accordance with Section 15.051.
SECTION 3. Section 62.0132(g), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(g) The information contained in a completed questionnaire
may be disclosed to:
(1) a judge assigned to hear a cause of action in which
the respondent to the questionnaire is a potential juror;
(2) court personnel; [and]
(3) a litigant and a litigant's attorney in a cause of
action in which the respondent to the questionnaire is a potential
juror; and
(4) other than information provided that is related to
Section 62.102(8) or (9), the voter registrar of a county in
connection with any matter of voter registration or the
administration of elections.
SECTION 4. 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, 2017.