Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3892 Compare Versions

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1	1	85R13296 JRJ-D
2	2	By: Klick H.B. No. 3892
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to voter registration and voter registration information.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 18.061, Election Code, is amended by
10	10	amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to
11	11	read as follows:
12	12	(c) Under procedures prescribed by the secretary of state,
13	13	each voter registrar shall provide to the secretary of state on an
14	14	expedited basis the information necessary to maintain the
15	15	registration list established under Subsection (a). The procedures
16	16	shall provide for the electronic submission of the information and
17	17	ensure that each voter registrar collects and reports the correct
18	18	month, day, and year of birth for each registered voter.
19	19	(f) The secretary of state may contract with an entity that
20	20	utilizes secure data to verify change of address information for
21	21	the purpose of managing the statewide computerized voter
22	22	registration list.
23	23	(g) The secretary of state may make verified clerical
24	24	changes to the statewide computerized voter registration list based
25	25	on information received under this subchapter in a manner that
26	26	produces the least possible impact on the voters in this state and
27	27	fulfills the secretary of state's responsibility to manage the
28	28	voter rolls. The secretary of state shall send notice of any
29	29	clerical changes to the voter registrar of the counties considered
30	30	appropriate by the secretary.
31	31	(h) The secretary of state may adopt rules and prescribe
32	32	procedures for the implementation of this section.
33	33	SECTION 2. Section 18.062, Election Code, is amended by
34	34	adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
35	35	(c) For the voter registration purposes of participating in
36	36	a system developed under this section, the secretary of state may
37	37	disclose voter information, including a voter's date of birth and
38	38	the last four digits of a voter's social security number.
39	39	SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 18, Election Code, is
40	40	amended by adding Section 18.0681 to read as follows:
41	41	Sec. 18.0681. SECRETARY OF STATE AUTHORITY TO ELIMINATE
42	42	DUPLICATE REGISTRATION RECORDS. (a) The secretary of state shall
43	43	periodically compare the information regarding voters maintained
44	44	as part of the statewide computerized voter registration list to
45	45	determine whether any voters have more than one voter registration
46	46	record on file. If the secretary determines that a voter on the
47	47	registration list has more than one registration record on file,
48	48	the secretary may merge the registration records and shall send
49	49	notice of the determination to the voter registrar of each county in
50	50	which the voter is registered to vote.
51	51	(b) The secretary of state shall by rule determine what
52	52	information identifies a voter with more than one registration
53	53	record in order to produce the least possible impact on voters in
54	54	this state and fulfill the secretary of state's responsibility to
55	55	manage the voter rolls. The rules must require that, at a minimum,
56	56	the first name, the last name, any available middle name, and the
57	57	date of birth of a voter in each record be identical.
58	58	(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules and prescribe
59	59	procedures for the implementation of this section.
60	60	SECTION 4. Section 62.0132(g), Government Code, is amended
61	61	to read as follows:
62	62	(g) The information contained in a completed questionnaire
63	63	may be disclosed to:
64	64	(1) a judge assigned to hear a cause of action in which
65	65	the respondent to the questionnaire is a potential juror;
66	66	(2) court personnel; [and]
67	67	(3) a litigant and a litigant's attorney in a cause of
68	68	action in which the respondent to the questionnaire is a potential
69	69	juror; and
70	70	(4) the secretary of state in connection with any
71	71	matter of voter registration or the administration of elections.
72	72	SECTION 5. Section 521.142(a), Transportation Code, is
73	73	amended to read as follows:
74	74	(a) An application for an original license must state the
75	75	applicant's full name and place and date of birth. This information
76	76	must be verified by presentation of proof of identity satisfactory
77	77	to the department. An applicant who is not a citizen of the United
78	78	States must present to the department documentation issued by the
79	79	appropriate United States agency that authorizes the applicant to
80	80	be in the United States before the applicant may be issued a
81	81	driver's license. The department must accept as satisfactory proof
82	82	of identity under this subsection an offender identification card
83	83	or similar form of identification issued to an inmate by the Texas
84	84	Department of Criminal Justice if the applicant also provides
85	85	supplemental verifiable records or documents that aid in
86	86	establishing identity. For the purposes of this subsection, a
87	87	voter registration certificate is not satisfactory proof of
88	88	authorization to be in the United States.
89	89	SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
90	90	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
91	91	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
92	92	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
93	93	Act takes effect September 1, 2017.