By: Miles S.B. No. 1977
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to voting while confined in jail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 31.125 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.125. VOTER EDUCATION FOR PERSONS CONFINED IN JAIL.
(a) The secretary of state, the authority in charge of the jail in
each county, and the early voting clerk of each county shall take
appropriate action to:
(1) inform each qualified voter confined in jail of
the voter's right to vote; and
(2) provide the qualified voter an opportunity to
vote.
(b) The authority in charge of the jail shall allow a person
who is qualified to vote and confined in jail access to a voter
registrar or deputy voter registrar for the purpose of submitting
an application to register to vote.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.