85R13294 JRJ-D
By: Swanson H.B. No. 3667
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the maintenance of the statewide voter registration
list.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 18.061, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows:
(f) The secretary of state may contract with an entity that
utilizes secure data to verify change of address information for
the purpose of managing the statewide computerized voter
registration list.
(g) The secretary of state may make verified clerical
changes to the statewide computerized voter registration list based
on information received under this subchapter in a manner that
produces the least possible impact on the voters in this state and
fulfills the secretary of state's responsibility to manage the
voter rolls. The secretary of state shall send notice of any
clerical changes to the voter registrar of the counties considered
appropriate by the secretary.
(h) The secretary of state may adopt rules and prescribe
procedures for the implementation of this section.
SECTION 2. Section 18.062, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) For the voter registration purposes of participating in
a system developed under this section, the secretary of state may
disclose voter information, including a voter's date of birth and
the last four digits of a voter's social security number.
SECTION 3. 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.