89R12120 JDK-D
By: Garcia of Dallas H.B. No. 2785
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the display of certain information on the secretary of
state's Internet website prior to the completion of an online voter
registration application.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 31.016, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows:
(f) If the secretary of state adopts a procedure for the
completion of a voter registration application on the secretary of
state's Internet website, on completion of the voter registration
application, the Internet website must display a message requiring
the applicant to electronically acknowledge that:
(1) completion of the voter registration application
does not constitute registration to vote; and
(2) a completed voter registration application must be
submitted to the applicable voter registrar.
(g) The message required under Subsection (f) must appear in
a format that prevents further interaction with the web page until
the applicant executes the acknowledgement.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.