| 1 | 1 | | 85S10920 GRM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Alonzo H.B. No. 377 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the release of certain voter registration information. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 18.008, Election Code, is amended by |
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| 10 | 10 | | adding Subsections (b-1) and (e) to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (b-1) Information furnished under this section may not |
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| 12 | 12 | | include: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (1) a voter's social security number; or |
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| 14 | 14 | | (2) the residence address of a voter who is a federal |
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| 15 | 15 | | judge or state judge, as defined by Section 13.0021, or the spouse |
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| 16 | 16 | | of a federal judge or state judge, if the voter included an |
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| 17 | 17 | | affidavit with the voter's registration application under Section |
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| 18 | 18 | | 13.0021 or the applicable registrar has received an affidavit |
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| 19 | 19 | | submitted under Section 15.0215. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (e) The registrar may only furnish information under this |
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| 21 | 21 | | section that is public information that is subject to required |
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| 22 | 22 | | disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or that is required |
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| 23 | 23 | | to be released by another provision of law or a subpoena. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. Section 18.066, Election Code, is amended by |
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| 25 | 25 | | adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (g) The secretary of state may only furnish information |
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| 27 | 27 | | under this section that is public information that is subject to |
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| 28 | 28 | | required disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or that is |
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| 29 | 29 | | required to be released by another provision of law or a subpoena. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017. |
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