S.B. No. 1070
AN ACT
relating to the interstate voter registration crosscheck program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Alan Vera Memorial
Act.
SECTION 2. Section 18.062, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 18.062. INTERSTATE VOTER REGISTRATION CROSSCHECK
PROGRAM. (a) To maintain the statewide voter registration list
and to prevent duplication of registration in more than one state or
jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall:
(1) cooperate with other states and jurisdictions to
develop systems to compare voters, voter history, and voter
registration lists to identify voters:
(A) whose addresses have changed;
(B) who are not qualified under Section
11.002(a)(4); or
(C) who are registered to vote in more than one
state; or
(2) identify and contract with the provider of a
private sector data system to identify voters:
(A) whose addresses have changed;
(B) who are registered to vote in more than one
state;
(C) who are deceased; or
(D) who are not qualified under Section
11.002(a)(4).
(a-1) A private sector data system under Subsection (a)(2)
must have demonstrated an ability to work with registered voter
identification and matching systems.
(b) A system developed under this section and any vendor
involved with the system must comply with:
(1) the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52
U.S.C. Section 20501 et seq.) and the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(52 U.S.C. Section 20901 et seq.); and
(2) all state and federal laws relating to the
protection of personal information.
(c) The cost to begin operations with a system under
Subsection (a)(2) may not exceed $100,000.
(d) The cost of continuing operations with a system under
Subsection (a)(2) may not exceed one dollar for each voter
identified under Subsection (a)(2).
(e) The secretary of state may not provide to a system under
Subsection (a)(2) any information that is not:
(1) found in a voter roll; and
(2) necessary to identify voters under Subsection
(a)(2).
(f) The secretary of state shall record information related
to the system under Subsection (a)(2) and shall submit to the
legislature a report on that information not later than the first
day of each quarter of the state's fiscal year.
(g) A contract with a system under Subsection (a)(2) may not
require any additional duty of the state not required by this
section.
(h) The secretary of state may not contract with a private
sector data system under Subsection (a)(2) unless the system:
(1) requires a background check for each employee of a
potential vendor for the system; and
(2) uses data from the National Change of Address
database.
(i) In addition to using a system described by Subsection
(a), the secretary of state shall use data from the National Change
of Address database to identify voters whose addresses have changed
for the purpose of preventing duplication of registration in more
than one state or jurisdiction.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1070 passed the Senate on
April 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 18, Nays 12; and that
the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 27, 2023, by the
following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1070 passed the House, with
amendments, on May 23, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 85,
Nays 61, one present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor