87R12369 MLH-D
By: Beckley H.B. No. 4177
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the identification required for voting of a voter with a
recent name change.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A person whose name has changed not more than two years
before the date the person offers to vote may present
identification that shows a name of the voter that does not match
the name on the precinct list of registered voters if the person
also presents:
(1) certified documentation of the name change that
shows:
(A) the name of the voter shown on the precinct
list of registered voters; and
(B) the name of the voter shown on the
identification presented; or
(2) citizenship documentation that shows that the
voter recently took a new name as part of the citizenship process.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.