87R9065 TSS-D
By: Turner of Dallas H.B. No. 3122
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to electronic correction of voter registration
information.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 15.021, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsections (d-1) and
(d-2) to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the [The] voter
shall use the registration certificate or a registration
application form as the notice, indicating the correct information
in the appropriate space on the certificate or application form
unless the voter does not have possession of the certificate or an
application form at the time of giving the notice.
(d) A voter [who continues to reside in the county in which
the voter is registered] may correct information under this section
by digital transmission of the information under a program
administered by the secretary of state and the Department of
Information Resources.
(d-1) If the notice indicates that a voter no longer resides
in the county in which the voter is registered, the registrar shall
forward the notice and the voter's original application for
registration to the registrar of the county in which the voter
resides. The registrars shall coordinate to ensure that the
voter's existing registration is canceled immediately after the
voter is registered in the county in which the voter resides in
accordance with Subsection (d-2).
(d-2) A registrar who receives a voter's notice and
application from another registrar under Subsection (d-1) shall
treat it as an original application for registration under Section
13.002, and shall register the voter if the voter resides in the
county and is otherwise eligible under Section 13.001.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.