85R4263 JRJ-D
By: Rodriguez of Bexar H.B. No. 955
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. Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 12.007 to read as follows:
Sec. 12.007. CERTAIN ELECTION OFFICERS ARE VOTER
REGISTRARS. An election officer serving a polling place for early
voting by personal appearance is a deputy voter registrar and has
the same authority as a regular deputy registrar.
SECTION 2. Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding
Section 63.010 to read as follows:
Sec. 63.010. 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;
(2) presents the proof of identification required by
Section 63.001 and, if that identification does not establish the
person's residence, one of the following forms of identification:
(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;
and
(3) completes and signs a voter registration
affidavit, in a form prescribed by the secretary of state, that
contains the following oath:
I, ____________, HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF
PERJURY THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I HAVE NOT,
NOR WILL I, CAST MORE THAN ONE BALLOT IN THIS ELECTION.
(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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.