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1	1		By: Isaac H.B. No. 5337
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4	6		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	7		AN ACT
6	8		relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to
7	9		register to vote; creating criminal offenses.
8	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	11		SECTION 1. Section 13.002, Election Code, is amended by
10	12		amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to
11	13		read as follows:
12	14		(a) A person desiring to register to vote must submit an
13	15		application and proof of citizenship as required under Subsection
14	16		(a-1) to the registrar of the county in which the person resides.
15	17		Except as provided by Subsection (e), an application must be
16	18		submitted by personal delivery, by mail, or by telephonic facsimile
17	19		machine in accordance with Sections 13.143(d) and (d-2).
18	20		(a-1) A person desiring to register to vote shall submit to
19	21		the registrar a copy of one of the following documents:
20	22		(1) a United States passport or passport card issued
21	23		to the person;
22	24		(2) a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a
23	25		United States state or territory, or the District of Columbia;
24	26		(3) United States citizenship papers issued to the
25	27		person;
26	28		(4) identification issued by the agency of the United
27	29		States responsible for citizenship and immigration; or
28	30		(5) for citizens born abroad, a certificate of report
29	31		of birth or consular report of birth abroad issued by the United
30	32		States Department of State.
31	33		(a-2) An applicant registering to vote under Subchapter C,
32	34		Chapter 20, may satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a-1) by
33	35		providing the proof of citizenship required under Subsection (a-1)
34	36		to the Department of Public Safety.
35	37		SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 13, Election Code, is
36	38		amended by adding Section 13.0391 to read as follows:
37	39		Sec. 13.0391. PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS. (a) On
38	40		receipt of a registration application, a volunteer deputy registrar
39	41		shall provide the applicant with a written notice that includes a
40	42		statement that:
41	43		(1) if the applicant's citizenship status cannot be
42	44		verified using the applicant's identification number provided
43	45		under Section 13.002(c)(8), the applicant must provide proof of
44	46		citizenship to the registrar under Section 13.002(a-1); and
45	47		(2) if the applicant does not provide the required
46	48		proof of citizenship, the applicant will be qualified to vote only a
47	49		limited federal ballot under Chapter 115.
48	50		(b) The notice described by Subsection (a) may be included
49	51		in the receipt provided to the voter under Section 13.040.
50	52		(c) A volunteer deputy registrar may not receive a voter's
51	53		proof of citizenship documentation under Section 13.002(a-1).
52	54		(d) The voter registrar shall provide training to the
53	55		volunteer deputy registrar regarding the requirements of this
54	56		section using training materials prescribed by the secretary of
55	57		state.
56	58		SECTION 3. Section 13.072, Election Code, is amended by
57	59		amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsections (f) and (g)
58	60		to read as follows:
59	61		(a) Except as provided by Section 13.0721, and unless
60	62		[Unless] the registrar challenges the applicant, the registrar
61	63		shall approve the application if:
62	64		(1) the registrar determines that an application
63	65		complies with Section 13.002 and indicates that the applicant is
64	66		eligible for registration; [and]
65	67		(2) for an applicant who has not included a statement
66	68		described by Section 13.002(c)(8)(C), the registrar verifies with
67	69		the secretary of state:
68	70		(A) the applicant's Texas driver's license number
69	71		or number of a personal identification card issued by the
70	72		Department of Public Safety; or
71	73		(B) the last four digits of the applicant's
72	74		social security number; and
73	75		(3) for an applicant who has not submitted proof of
74	76		citizenship required under Section 13.002(a-1), the registrar
75	77		verifies that the person is a United States citizen through the
76	78		verification process described by Section 13.0721.
77	79		(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) and Section
78	80		13.0721, if the registrar determines that an application does not
79	81		comply with Section 13.002 or does not indicate that the applicant
80	82		is eligible for registration, the registrar shall reject the
81	83		application.
82	84		(f) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly
83	85		fails to reject an application as required under Subsection (c).
84	86		(g) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
85	87		SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 13, Election Code, is
86	88		amended by adding Sections 13.0721, 13.0722, and 13.0723 to read as
87	89		follows:
88	90		Sec. 13.0721. VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP BY REGISTRAR.
89	91		(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date an application for
90	92		registration is submitted to the registrar without a proof of
91	93		citizenship document required under Section 13.002(a-1), the
92	94		registrar shall use all available resources to verify the
93	95		citizenship status of the applicant and at a minimum shall compare
94	96		the information available on the application with information
95	97		relevant to citizenship provided to the registrar by the secretary
96	98		of state from the following databases, provided the secretary of
97	99		state has access:
98	100		(1) the Department of Public Safety's electronic
99	101		databases;
100	102		(2) the Social Security Administration databases;
101	103		(3) the United States Citizenship and Immigration
102	104		Services Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program,
103	105		if practicable;
104	106		(4) a national association for public health
105	107		statistics and information systems electronic verification of
106	108		vital events system; and
107	109		(5) any other federal, state, or other political
108	110		subdivision database and any other database relating to voter
109	111		registration to which the registrar has access.
110	112		(b) The secretary of state is authorized to contract with an
111	113		entity that governs a database described by Subsections (a)(1)-(5)
112	114		for purposes of verifying an applicant's citizenship and shall
113	115		provide the information in the contracted databases to a registrar
114	116		for the purpose of verifying citizenship.
115	117		(c) Notwithstanding the requirement to submit documentation
116	118		under Section 13.002(a-1), the registrar shall approve the
117	119		application if the registrar matches the applicant with information
118	120		that verifies the applicant is a United States citizen and is
119	121		otherwise eligible for registration under this chapter.
120	122		(d) If the registrar matches the applicant with information
121	123		that the applicant is not a United States citizen, the registrar
122	124		shall:
123	125		(1) reject the application;
124	126		(2) notify the applicant that the application was
125	127		rejected because the applicant is not a United States citizen; and
126	128		(3) forward the application to the county attorney and
127	129		attorney general for investigation under Subchapter G.
128	130		(e) If the registrar is unable to match the applicant with
129	131		appropriate citizenship information, the registrar shall:
130	132		(1) approve the application only for voting a limited
131	133		federal ballot under Chapter 115;
132	134		(2) notify the applicant:
133	135		(A) that the registrar could not verify that the
134	136		applicant is a United States citizen;
135	137		(B) that the applicant will be qualified to vote
136	138		only a limited federal ballot under Chapter 115 unless the
137	139		applicant provides a proof of citizenship document required under
138	140		Section 13.002(a-1); and
139	141		(C) of the procedures for submitting proof of
140	142		citizenship to the registrar in order to qualify for a full ballot.
141	143		(f) The registrar shall record the efforts made to verify an
142	144		applicant's citizenship status as required by this section.
143	145		(g) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or
144	146		intentionally:
145	147		(1) registers an applicant to vote without the
146	148		verification required under Subsection (a); and
147	149		(2) causes an applicant who is not a United States
148	150		citizen to be registered.
149	151		(h) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
150	152		Sec. 13.0722. LIMITATION ON VOTER QUALIFICATION. (a) An
151	153		individual who fails to submit proof of citizenship under Section
152	154		13.002(a-1) to the registrar and who is unable to be verified as a
153	155		United States citizen under Section 13.0721 is only qualified to
154	156		vote a limited federal ballot under Chapter 115.
155	157		(b) An individual who is qualified to vote only a limited
156	158		federal ballot under Chapter 115 may remove the limitation imposed
157	159		by this section by submitting proof of citizenship to the registrar
158	160		as required by Section 13.002(a-1) or by being verified by the
159	161		registrar as a United States citizen under Section 13.0721.
160	162		(c) The registrar shall enter the notation "F", or a similar
161	163		notation approved by the secretary of state, on the list of
162	164		registered voters beside each voter's name who is only qualified to
163	165		vote a limited federal ballot under Chapter 115.
164	166		Sec. 13.0723. VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP FOR EXISTING
165	167		REGISTRANTS. (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the secretary of
166	168		state shall provide information to each registrar under Section
167	169		13.0721(a) for each registered voter who registered to vote before
168	170		September 1, 2025, and who has not provided proof of citizenship
169	171		under Section 13.002.
170	172		(b) If the registrar matches the registered voter with
171	173		information that verifies the voter is a United States citizen and
172	174		is otherwise eligible for registration under this chapter, the
173	175		registrar shall record the efforts made to verify the individual's
174	176		citizenship status and indicate that the individual was verified as
175	177		a United States citizen.
176	178		(c) If the registrar matches the registered voter with
177	179		information that the voter is not a United States citizen, the
178	180		registrar shall record the efforts made to verify the voter's
179	181		citizenship status and investigate the eligibility of the voter
180	182		under Section 16.0332.
181	183		(d) If the registrar is unable to match the registered voter
182	184		with appropriate citizenship information, the registrar shall
183	185		record the efforts made to verify the voter's citizenship status
184	186		and indicate that the registrar was unable to verify the voter's
185	187		citizenship status and that the voter is qualified to vote only a
186	188		limited federal ballot under Chapter 115. The registrar will
187	189		notify the voter:
188	190		(1) that the registrar was unable to verify the voter's
189	191		citizenship status;
190	192		(2) that the voter will be qualified to vote only a
191	193		limited federal ballot under Chapter 115 unless the voter provides
192	194		a proof of citizenship document required under Section 13.002(a-1);
193	195		and
194	196		(3) of the procedures for submitting proof of
195	197		citizenship to the registrar in order to be qualified to vote a full
196	198		ballot.
197	199		SECTION 5. Section 13.121(a), Election Code, is amended to
198	200		read as follows:
199	201		(a) The officially prescribed application form for
200	202		registration by mail must be in the form of [a] business reply mail
201	203		[postcard], unless another form or system is used under Subsection
202	204		(b), with postage paid by the state. The secretary of state shall
203	205		design the form to enhance the legibility of its contents.
204	206		SECTION 6. Section 13.122(a), Election Code, is amended to
205	207		read as follows:
206	208		(a) In addition to the other statements and spaces for
207	209		entering information that appear on an officially prescribed
208	210		registration application form, each official form must include:
209	211		(1) the statement: "I understand that giving false
210	212		information to procure a voter registration is perjury and a crime
211	213		under state and federal law.";
212	214		(2) a space for the applicant's registration number;
213	215		(3) a space for the applicant's Texas driver's license
214	216		number or number of a personal identification card issued by the
215	217		Department of Public Safety;
216	218		(4) a space for the applicant's telephone number;
217	219		(5) a space for the applicant's social security
218	220		number;
219	221		(6) a space for the applicant's sex;
220	222		(7) a statement indicating that the furnishing of the
221	223		applicant's telephone number and sex is optional;
222	224		(8) a space or box for indicating whether the
223	225		applicant or voter is submitting new registration information or a
224	226		change in current registration information;
225	227		(9) a statement instructing a voter who is using the
226	228		form to make a change in current registration information to enter
227	229		the voter's name and the changed information in the appropriate
228	230		spaces on the form;
229	231		(10) a statement that if the applicant declines to
230	232		register to vote, that fact will remain confidential and will be
231	233		used only for voter registration purposes;
232	234		(11) a statement that if the applicant does register
233	235		to vote, information regarding the agency or office to which the
234	236		application is submitted will remain confidential and will be used
235	237		only for voter registration purposes;
236	238		(12) a space or box for indicating whether the
237	239		applicant is interested in working as an election judge;
238	240		(13) a statement warning that a conviction for making
239	241		a false statement may result in imprisonment for up to the maximum
240	242		amount of time provided by law, a fine of up to the maximum amount
241	243		provided by law, or both the imprisonment and the fine;
242	244		(14) a statement that the applicant shall submit to
243	245		the registrar information under Section 13.002(c)(8) or
244	246		Subdivision (15) of this subsection that allows the registrar to
245	247		verify the applicant's citizenship or a copy of one of the following
246	248		documents:
247	249		(A) a United States passport or passport card
248	250		issued to the person;
249	251		(B) a certified copy of a birth certificate
250	252		issued by a United States state or territory, or the District of
251	253		Columbia;
252	254		(C) United States citizenship papers issued to
253	255		the person;
254	256		(D) identification issued by the agency of the
255	257		United States responsible for citizenship and immigration; or
256	258		(E) for citizens born abroad, a certificate of
257	259		report of birth or consular report of birth abroad issued by the
258	260		United States Department of State;
259	261		(15) a space for the applicant's alien registration
260	262		number, certificate of naturalization number, or certificate of
261	263		citizenship number, if applicable to the applicant; and
262	264		(16) [(14)] any other voter registration information
263	265		required by federal law or considered appropriate and required by
264	266		the secretary of state.
265	267		SECTION 7. Chapter 13, Election Code, is amended by adding
266	268		Subchapter G to read as follows:
267	269		SUBCHAPTER G. VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP STATUS BY ATTORNEY
268	270		GENERAL; INVESTIGATION; OFFENSE
269	271		Sec. 13.151. VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP STATUS. (a) The
270	272		secretary of state and each county registrar shall:
271	273		(1) make available to the attorney general a list of
272	274		all persons who are registered to vote and who have not provided
273	275		proof of citizenship as required by Section 13.002(a-1) or had the
274	276		person's citizenship verified under Section 13.0721; and
275	277		(2) provide to the attorney general the voter
276	278		registration applications of persons described by Subdivision (1).
277	279		(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date a county
278	280		registrar receives a voter registration application for a person
279	281		who has not provided proof of citizenship as required by Section
280	282		13.002(a-1), the secretary of state and the county voter registrar
281	283		shall provide to the attorney general the voter registration
282	284		application.
283	285		(c) After receiving a voter registration application under
284	286		Subsection (a) or (b), the attorney general shall use all available
285	287		resources to verify the citizenship status of the applicant and at a
286	288		minimum compare the information available on the voter registration
287	289		application with the databases described by Section 13.0721(a).
288	290		(d) The secretary of state shall provide to the attorney
289	291		general access and any assistance necessary to satisfy the
290	292		requirements of this section.
291	293		Sec. 13.152. REPORT. (a) Not later than March 31, 2026,
292	294		the attorney general shall prepare and submit to the secretary of
293	295		state, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
294	296		representatives a report detailing all findings relating to the
295	297		citizenship status of persons who are registered to vote and who
296	298		have not provided a proof of citizenship document required under
297	299		Section 13.002(a-1).
298	300		(b) This section expires April 1, 2026.
299	301		Sec. 13.153. ILLEGAL REGISTRATION. (a) A person commits an
300	302		offense if the person:
301	303		(1) knowingly or intentionally applies to register as
302	304		a voter in this state; and
303	305		(2) is not a United States citizen.
304	306		(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
305	307		Sec. 13.154. PROSECUTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. If a
306	308		district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney
307	309		fails to prosecute conduct constituting an offense under Section
308	310		13.153 within 180 days after discovering a person engaged in the
309	311		conduct, the attorney general shall prosecute the offense.
310	312		SECTION 8. Section 15.021, Election Code, is amended by
311	313		adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
312	314		(f) A voter who has previously provided proof of citizenship
313	315		as required by Section 13.002(a-1) or has been verified as a United
314	316		States citizen under Section 13.0721(b) is not required to provide
315	317		proof of citizenship when submitting an update, change, or
316	318		correction to the voter's registration information.
317	319		SECTION 9. Subchapter B, Chapter 15, Election Code, is
318	320		amended by adding Section 15.0211 to read as follows:
319	321		Sec. 15.0211. NOTATION FOR DETERMINATION OF BALLOT. (a)
320	322		The registrar shall enter the notation "F", or a similar notation
321	323		approved by the secretary of state, on the list of registered voters
322	324		beside the name of each voter whose United States citizenship has
323	325		not been verified.
324	326		(b) The registrar shall delete the notation from the list if
325	327		the voter provides proof of citizenship in accordance with Section
326	328		13.002(a-1) or is verified as a United States citizen under Section
327	329		13.0721.
328	330		SECTION 10. Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding
329	331		Section 63.007 to read as follows:
330	332		Sec. 63.007. LIMITED FEDERAL BALLOT VOTER. A voter whose
331	333		name is on the precinct list of registered voters with an "F" beside
332	334		the voter's name shall only be accepted for voting a limited federal
333	335		ballot under Chapter 115.
334	336		SECTION 11. Section 111.001, Election Code, is amended to
335	337		read as follows:
336	338		Sec. 111.001. RESTRICTED BALLOT. In this subtitle,
337	339		"restricted ballot" means a ballot that is restricted to the
338	340		offices and propositions stating measures on which a person is
339	341		entitled to vote under Chapter 112, 113, [or] 114, or 115.
340	342		SECTION 12. Subtitle C, Title 7, Election Code, is amended
341	343		by adding Chapter 115 to read as follows:
342	344		CHAPTER 115. VOTING LIMITED FEDERAL BALLOT
343	345		Sec. 115.001. ELIGIBILITY. A person is eligible to vote a
344	346		limited federal ballot by personal appearance during the early
345	347		voting period or on election day if:
346	348		(1) the person has registered to vote under Chapter
347	349		13;
348	350		(2) the person has not provided proof of citizenship
349	351		as required by Section 13.002(a-1); and
350	352		(3) the county registrar is unable to match the person
351	353		with appropriate citizenship information under Section 13.0721.
352	354		Sec. 115.002. PROCEDURE FOR VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
353	355		(a) A voter who votes a limited federal ballot shall place the
354	356		marked ballot in a sealed envelope designed for limited federal
355	357		ballots. The presiding judge shall place the sealed envelope in a
356	358		locked, sealed container that is designated specifically for
357	359		limited federal ballots.
358	360		(b) The presiding judge shall provide a notice prescribed by
359	361		the secretary of state to a voter who votes a limited federal ballot
360	362		under Subsection (a). The notice must inform the voter that:
361	363		(1) because the voter registrar was unable to verify
362	364		the voter's citizenship status, the voter is qualified to vote only
363	365		a limited federal ballot under this chapter;
364	366		(2) the voter must provide proof of citizenship to the
365	367		voter registrar not later than the sixth day after election day in
366	368		order for a voter's limited federal ballot to be counted as a full
367	369		ballot; and
368	370		(3) if the voter does not provide proof of citizenship
369	371		to the voter registrar by the sixth day after election day, then
370	372		only the races for the offices of United States senator or United
371	373		States representative on the voter's ballot will be counted.
372	374		(c) The early voting clerk shall deliver the container
373	375		containing the limited federal ballots cast during the period for
374	376		early voting by personal appearance and its key to the voter
375	377		registrar at the end of the period for early voting by personal
376	378		appearance.
377	379		(d) The presiding judge shall deliver the container
378	380		containing the limited federal ballots cast on election day and its
379	381		key to the voter registrar on election night.
380	382		Sec. 115.003. VOTER REGISTRAR REVIEW OF LIMITED FEDERAL
381	383		BALLOTS. (a) If a voter presents proof of citizenship to the voter
382	384		registrar before the sixth day after the date of the election, then
383	385		the voter registrar shall indicate on the sealed envelope that the
384	386		voter has provided proof of citizenship under Section 13.002(a-1)
385	387		and is entitled to a full ballot. The voter registrar shall
386	388		indicate on the voter's registration record that the voter has
387	389		provided proof of citizenship.
388	390		(b) If a voter fails to present proof of citizenship to the
389	391		voter registrar by the deadline prescribed by Subsection (a), then
390	392		the voter registrar shall indicate on the sealed envelope that the
391	393		voter has not provided proof of citizenship and is entitled to vote
392	394		for the offices of United States senator or United States
393	395		representative only.
394	396		(c) If a voter notifies the voter registrar that the voter
395	397		is not a United States citizen, then the voter registrar will notate
396	398		on the sealed envelope that the limited federal ballot is canceled.
397	399		The registrar will retain the sealed envelope for the duration of
398	400		the preservation period for precinct election records and shall
399	401		cancel the voter's voter registration.
400	402		(d) The voter registrar will deliver the container
401	403		containing the limited federal ballots that have been reviewed by
402	404		the registrar to the presiding judge of the early voting ballot
403	405		board.
404	406		(e) The registrar shall deliver the container containing
405	407		the limited federal ballots to the presiding judge of the early
406	408		voting ballot board on a rolling basis. The first delivery of
407	409		limited federal ballots to the early voting ballot board must be
408	410		made not later than election day. The last delivery of limited
409	411		federal ballots to the early voting ballot board must be made not
410	412		later than the last day for the early voting ballot board to meet
411	413		after election day under Section 87.125.
412	414		Sec. 115.004. EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD REVIEW OF LIMITED
413	415		FEDERAL BALLOTS. (a) The early voting ballot board shall separate
414	416		the sealed envelopes for voters who have qualified for full ballots
415	417		under Section 115.003(a) from the sealed envelopes for voters who
416	418		are qualified to vote only for the offices of United States senator
417	419		or United States representative under Section 115.003(b).
418	420		(b) The early voting ballot board will remove the ballots
419	421		from the sealed envelopes and place the ballots that are qualified
420	422		as full ballots in separate containers from the ballots that are
421	423		restricted to only the offices of United States senator or United
422	424		States representative.
423	425		(c) The early voting ballot board will count each race on
424	426		the ballots that are qualified as full ballots.
425	427		(d) The early voting ballot board will only count the races
426	428		of United States senator and United States representative on the
427	429		ballots that are restricted to those offices. The early voting
428	430		ballot board will strike through the remaining races on the ballot
429	431		to indicate that those races cannot be counted.
430	432		(e) The early voting ballot board will count the ballots as
431	433		follows:
432	434		(1) for ballots to be counted manually, in the manner
433	435		provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 87; and
434	436		(2) for ballots to be counted by automatic tabulating
435	437		equipment, in the manner provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 87.
436	438		(f) The early voting ballot board will deliver the returns
437	439		of limited federal ballots, the limited federal ballots, and other
438	440		records to the general custodian of election records for
439	441		preservation. The records shall be preserved for the duration of
440	442		the period for preserving precinct election records.
441	443		Sec. 115.005. NOTICE OF OUTCOME TO VOTER. (a) Not later
442	444		than the 10th day after the local canvass, the presiding judge of
443	445		the early voting ballot board shall deliver written notice to a
444	446		voter who submits a ballot under this chapter regarding whether:
445	447		(1) the ballot was counted as a full ballot;
446	448		(2) the ballot was counted as a ballot restricted to
447	449		the offices of United States senator and United States
448	450		representative; or
449	451		(3) the ballot could not be counted.
450	452		(b) A notice under Subsection (a)(1) must include a
451	453		statement that all races on the voter's ballot were counted because
452	454		the voter provided proof of citizenship as required by this
453	455		chapter.
454	456		(c) A notice under Subsection (a)(2) must include:
455	457		(1) a statement that only the voter's selections for
456	458		offices of United States senator and United States representative
457	459		on the voter's ballot were counted because the voter did not provide
458	460		proof of citizenship as required by this chapter; and
459	461		(2) instructions to the voter for providing proof of
460	462		citizenship to the registrar required by Section 13.002(a-1) in
461	463		order to receive a full ballot for future elections.
462	464		(d) A notice under Subsection (a)(3) must include:
463	465		(1) a statement that the voter's ballot was not able to
464	466		be counted because the voter provided information to the registrar
465	467		that the voter is not a United States citizen; and
466	468		(2) a statement that the voter's registration has been
467	469		canceled.
468	470		SECTION 13. As soon as practicable after the effective date
469	471		of this Act, the secretary of state shall adopt rules necessary to
470	472		implement the changes in law made by this Act.
471	473		SECTION 14. (a) Not later than January 1, 2026, the
472	474		secretary of state shall request that the federal Election
473	475		Assistance Commission alter the mail voter registration
474	476		application form requirements described in the National Voter
475	477		Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Section 20501 et seq.) to
476	478		include a requirement that applicants submit documented proof of
477	479		citizenship as a condition to registration in Texas.
478	480		(b) If the federal Election Assistance Commission fails to
479	481		comply with the secretary of state's request under Subsection (a)
480	482		of this section before the 180th day following the date of that
481	483		request, the attorney general shall seek enforcement in a court of
482	484		law.
483	485		SECTION 15. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.