87R12171 ADM-D
By: Bucy H.B. No. 3523
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notification by the secretary of state when a person
convicted of a felony becomes eligible to vote.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 15, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 15.029 to read as follows:
Sec. 15.029. NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY BY
SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) This section applies to a person who is
ineligible to vote in this state under Section 13.001(a)(4) because
the person was finally convicted of a felony.
(b) The secretary of state shall coordinate with the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of Public Safety,
and any other relevant agency to determine when a person to whom
this section applies has regained eligibility to vote in accordance
with Section 13.001(a)(4)(A) or (B).
(c) At the time a person to whom this section applies
regains eligibility to vote, the secretary of state shall use best
efforts to provide the person with:
(1) a notice informing the person in plain language
that the person may be eligible to register to vote, including
instructions for registration; and
(2) a voter registration application.
(d) The secretary of state shall post on the secretary's
Internet website a generic version of the notice described by
Subsection (c)(1).
(e) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to
administer this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.