87R12510 JG-D
By: Beckley H.B. No. 4180
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 Subsections (d) and (e) 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 certified documentation of the name change that
shows:
(1) the name of the voter shown on the precinct list of
registered voters; and
(2) the name of the voter shown on the identification
presented.
(e) For purposes of Subsection (d), a signed statement from
a physician on the letterhead of the physician's official
stationery that confirms the person's identity constitutes
certified documentation.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.