85R13296 JRJ-D
By: Klick H.B. No. 3892
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to voter registration and voter registration information.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 18.061, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) 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.
(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. 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. If the secretary determines that a voter on the
registration list has more than one registration record on file,
the secretary may merge the registration records and shall send
notice of the determination to the voter registrar of each county in
which the voter is registered to vote.
(b) The secretary of state shall by rule determine what
information identifies a voter with more than one registration
record in order to produce the least possible impact on voters in
this state and fulfill the secretary of state's responsibility to
manage the voter rolls. The rules must require that, at a minimum,
the first name, the last name, any available middle name, and the
date of birth of a voter in each record be identical.
(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules and prescribe
procedures for the implementation of this section.
SECTION 4. 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) the secretary of state in connection with any
matter of voter registration or the administration of elections.
SECTION 5. Section 521.142(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) An application for an original license must state the
applicant's full name and place and date of birth. This information
must be verified by presentation of proof of identity satisfactory
to the department. An applicant who is not a citizen of the United
States must present to the department documentation issued by the
appropriate United States agency that authorizes the applicant to
be in the United States before the applicant may be issued a
driver's license. The department must accept as satisfactory proof
of identity under this subsection an offender identification card
or similar form of identification issued to an inmate by the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice if the applicant also provides
supplemental verifiable records or documents that aid in
establishing identity. For the purposes of this subsection, a
voter registration certificate is not satisfactory proof of
authorization to be in the United States.
SECTION 6. 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.