By: Menéndez S.B. No. 2451
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to personal information entered on the carrier envelope of
a ballot to be voted by mail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 86.002, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d-1) and amending Subsection (g) to read as
follows:
(d-1) The secretary of state shall prescribe instructions
to be printed on the balloting materials for marking the ballot
envelope with the information required under Subsection (g). The
instructions must:
(1) be printed in at least a 10-point font;
(2) not include the text "V.U.I.D." next to the space
for the ID number and
(3) contain the statement: A voter registration
number (V.U.I.D.) does not satisfy the requirement and should not
be printed on the carrier envelope."
(g) The carrier envelope must include a space, at least one
half inch in height and two inches in width, that is hidden from
view when the envelope is sealed for the voter to enter the
following information:
(1) the number of the voter's driver's license,
election identification certificate, or personal identification
card issued by the Department of Public Safety;
(2) if the voter has not been issued a number described
by Subdivision (1), the last four digits of the voter's social
security number; or
(3) a statement by the applicant that the applicant
has not been issued a number described by Subdivision (1) or (2).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.