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1	1		By: Hughes, et al. S.B. No. 16
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	2	+	(In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2025; March 12, 2025, read
	3	+	first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
	4	+	March 26, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
	5	+	Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0, one present not
	6	+	voting; March 26, 2025, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	8	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 16 By: Paxton
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6	11		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	12		AN ACT
8	13		relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to
9	14		register to vote; creating criminal offenses.
10	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	16		SECTION 1. Section 13.002, Election Code, is amended by
12	17		amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to
13	18		read as follows:
14	19		(a) A person desiring to register to vote must submit an
15	20		application and proof of citizenship as required under Subsection
16	21		(a-1) to the registrar of the county in which the person resides.
17	22		Except as provided by Subsection (e), an application must be
18	23		submitted by personal delivery, by mail, or by telephonic facsimile
19	24		machine in accordance with Sections 13.143(d) and (d-2).
20	25		(a-1) A person desiring to register to vote shall submit to
21	26		the registrar a copy of one of the following documents:
22	27		(1) a United States passport or passport card issued
23	28		to the person;
24	29		(2) a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a
25	30		United States state or territory, or the District of Columbia;
26	31		(3) United States citizenship papers issued to the
27	32		person;
28	33		(4) identification issued by the agency of the United
29	34		States responsible for citizenship and immigration; or
30	35		(5) for citizens born abroad, a certificate of report
31	36		of birth or consular report of birth abroad issued by the United
32	37		States Department of State.
33	38		(a-2) An applicant registering to vote under Subchapter C,
34	39		Chapter 20, may satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a-1) by
35	40		providing the proof of citizenship required under Subsection (a-1)
36	41		to the Department of Public Safety.
37	42		SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 13, Election Code, is
38	43		amended by adding Section 13.0391 to read as follows:
39	44		Sec. 13.0391. PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS. (a) On
40	45		receipt of a registration application, a volunteer deputy registrar
41	46		shall provide the applicant with a written notice that includes a
42	47		statement that:
43	48		(1) if the applicant's citizenship status cannot be
44	49		verified using the applicant's identification number provided
45	50		under Section 13.002(c)(8), the applicant must provide proof of
46	51		citizenship to the registrar under Section 13.002(a-1); and
47	52		(2) if the applicant does not provide the required
48	53		proof of citizenship, the applicant will be qualified to vote only a
49	54		limited federal ballot under Chapter 115.
50	55		(b) The notice described by Subsection (a) may be included
51	56		in the receipt provided to the voter under Section 13.040.
52	57		(c) A volunteer deputy registrar may not receive a voter's
53	58		proof of citizenship documentation under Section 13.002(a-1).
54	59		(d) The voter registrar shall provide training to the
55	60		volunteer deputy registrar regarding the requirements of this
56	61		section using training materials prescribed by the secretary of
57	62		state.
58	63		SECTION 3. Section 13.072, Election Code, is amended by
59	64		amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsections (f) and (g)
60	65		to read as follows:
61	66		(a) Except as provided by Section 13.0721, and unless
62	67		[Unless] the registrar challenges the applicant, the registrar
63	68		shall approve the application if:
64	69		(1) the registrar determines that an application
65	70		complies with Section 13.002 and indicates that the applicant is
66	71		eligible for registration; [and]
67	72		(2) for an applicant who has not included a statement
68	73		described by Section 13.002(c)(8)(C), the registrar verifies with
69	74		the secretary of state:
70	75		(A) the applicant's Texas driver's license number
71	76		or number of a personal identification card issued by the
72	77		Department of Public Safety; or
73	78		(B) the last four digits of the applicant's
74	79		social security number; and
75	80		(3) for an applicant who has not submitted proof of
76	81		citizenship required under Section 13.002(a-1), the registrar
77	82		verifies that the person is a United States citizen through the
78	83		verification process described by Section 13.0721.
79	84		(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) and Section
80	85		13.0721, if the registrar determines that an application does not
81	86		comply with Section 13.002 or does not indicate that the applicant
82	87		is eligible for registration, the registrar shall reject the
83	88		application.
84	89		(f) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly
85	90		fails to reject an application as required under Subsection (c).
86	91		(g) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
87	92		SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 13, Election Code, is
88	93		amended by adding Sections 13.0721, 13.0722, and 13.0723 to read as
89	94		follows:
90	95		Sec. 13.0721. VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP BY REGISTRAR.
91	96		(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date an application for
92	97		registration is submitted to the registrar without a proof of
93	98		citizenship document required under Section 13.002(a-1), the
94	99		registrar shall use all available resources to verify the
95	100		citizenship status of the applicant and at a minimum shall compare
96	101		the information available on the application with information
97	102		relevant to citizenship provided to the registrar by the secretary
98	103		of state from the following databases, provided the secretary of
99	104		state has access:
100	105		(1) the Department of Public Safety's electronic
101	106		databases;
102	107		(2) the Social Security Administration databases;
103	108		(3) the United States Citizenship and Immigration
104	109		Services Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program,
105	110		if practicable;
106	111		(4) a national association for public health
107	112		statistics and information systems electronic verification of
108	113		vital events system; and
109	114		(5) any other federal, state, or other political
110	115		subdivision database and any other database relating to voter
111	116		registration to which the registrar has access.
112	117		(b) The secretary of state is authorized to contract with an
113	118		entity that governs a database described by Subsections (a)(1)-(5)
114	119		for purposes of verifying an applicant's citizenship and shall
115	120		provide the information in the contracted databases to a registrar
116	121		for the purpose of verifying citizenship.
117	122		(c) Notwithstanding the requirement to submit documentation
118	123		under Section 13.002(a-1), the registrar shall approve the
119	124		application if the registrar matches the applicant with information
120	125		that verifies the applicant is a United States citizen and is
121	126		otherwise eligible for registration under this chapter.
122	127		(d) If the registrar matches the applicant with information
123	128		that the applicant is not a United States citizen, the registrar
124	129		shall:
125	130		(1) reject the application;
126	131		(2) notify the applicant that the application was
127	132		rejected because the applicant is not a United States citizen; and
128	133		(3) forward the application to the county attorney and
129	134		attorney general for investigation under Subchapter G.
130	135		(e) If the registrar is unable to match the applicant with
131	136		appropriate citizenship information, the registrar shall:
132	137		(1) approve the application only for voting a limited
133	138		federal ballot under Chapter 115;
134	139		(2) notify the applicant:
135	140		(A) that the registrar could not verify that the
136	141		applicant is a United States citizen;
137	142		(B) that the applicant will be qualified to vote
138	143		only a limited federal ballot under Chapter 115 unless the
139	144		applicant provides a proof of citizenship document required under
140	145		Section 13.002(a-1); and
141	146		(C) of the procedures for submitting proof of
142	147		citizenship to the registrar in order to qualify for a full ballot.
143	148		(f) The registrar shall record the efforts made to verify an
144	149		applicant's citizenship status as required by this section.
145	150		(g) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or
146	151		intentionally:
147	152		(1) registers an applicant to vote without the
148	153		verification required under Subsection (a); and
149	154		(2) causes an applicant who is not a United States
150	155		citizen to be registered.
151	156		(h) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
152	157		Sec. 13.0722. LIMITATION ON VOTER QUALIFICATION. (a) An
153	158		individual who fails to submit proof of citizenship under Section
154	159		13.002(a-1) to the registrar and who is unable to be verified as a
155	160		United States citizen under Section 13.0721 is only qualified to
156	161		vote a limited federal ballot under Chapter 115.
157	162		(b) An individual who is qualified to vote only a limited
158	163		federal ballot under Chapter 115 may remove the limitation imposed
159	164		by this section by submitting proof of citizenship to the registrar
160	165		as required by Section 13.002(a-1) or by being verified by the
161	166		registrar as a United States citizen under Section 13.0721.
162	167		(c) The registrar shall enter the notation "F", or a similar
163	168		notation approved by the secretary of state, on the list of
164	169		registered voters beside each voter's name who is only qualified to
165	170		vote a limited federal ballot under Chapter 115.
166	171		Sec. 13.0723. VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP FOR EXISTING
167	172		REGISTRANTS. (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the secretary of
168	173		state shall provide information to each registrar under Section
169	174		13.0721(a) for each registered voter who registered to vote before
170	175		September 1, 2025, and who has not provided proof of citizenship
171	176		under Section 13.002.
172	177		(b) If the registrar matches the registered voter with
173	178		information that verifies the voter is a United States citizen and
174	179		is otherwise eligible for registration under this chapter, the
175	180		registrar shall record the efforts made to verify the individual's
176	181		citizenship status and indicate that the individual was verified as
177	182		a United States citizen.
178	183		(c) If the registrar matches the registered voter with
179	184		information that the voter is not a United States citizen, the
180	185		registrar shall record the efforts made to verify the voter's
181	186		citizenship status and investigate the eligibility of the voter
182	187		under Section 16.0332.
183	188		(d) If the registrar is unable to match the registered voter
184	189		with appropriate citizenship information, the registrar shall
185	190		record the efforts made to verify the voter's citizenship status
186	191		and indicate that the registrar was unable to verify the voter's
187	192		citizenship status and that the voter is qualified to vote only a
188		-	limited federal ballot under Chapter 115. The registrar will
189		-	~~notify~~ the voter:
	193	+	limited federal ballot under Chapter 115. The registrar will notify
	194	+	the voter:
190	195		(1) that the registrar was unable to verify the voter's
191	196		citizenship status;
192	197		(2) that the voter will be qualified to vote only a
193	198		limited federal ballot under Chapter 115 unless the voter provides
194	199		a proof of citizenship document required under Section 13.002(a-1);
195	200		and
196	201		(3) of the procedures for submitting proof of
197	202		citizenship to the registrar in order to be qualified to vote a full
198	203		ballot.
199	204		SECTION 5. Section 13.121(a), Election Code, is amended to
200	205		read as follows:
201	206		(a) The officially prescribed application form for
202	207		registration by mail must be in the form of [a] business reply mail
203	208		[postcard], unless another form or system is used under Subsection
204	209		(b), with postage paid by the state. The secretary of state shall
205	210		design the form to enhance the legibility of its contents.
206	211		SECTION 6. Section 13.122(a), Election Code, is amended to
207	212		read as follows:
208	213		(a) In addition to the other statements and spaces for
209	214		entering information that appear on an officially prescribed
210	215		registration application form, each official form must include:
211	216		(1) the statement: "I understand that giving false
212	217		information to procure a voter registration is perjury and a crime
213	218		under state and federal law.";
214	219		(2) a space for the applicant's registration number;
215	220		(3) a space for the applicant's Texas driver's license
216	221		number or number of a personal identification card issued by the
217	222		Department of Public Safety;
218	223		(4) a space for the applicant's telephone number;
219	224		(5) a space for the applicant's social security
220	225		number;
221	226		(6) a space for the applicant's sex;
222	227		(7) a statement indicating that the furnishing of the
223	228		applicant's telephone number and sex is optional;
224	229		(8) a space or box for indicating whether the
225	230		applicant or voter is submitting new registration information or a
226	231		change in current registration information;
227	232		(9) a statement instructing a voter who is using the
228	233		form to make a change in current registration information to enter
229	234		the voter's name and the changed information in the appropriate
230	235		spaces on the form;
231	236		(10) a statement that if the applicant declines to
232	237		register to vote, that fact will remain confidential and will be
233	238		used only for voter registration purposes;
234	239		(11) a statement that if the applicant does register
235	240		to vote, information regarding the agency or office to which the
236	241		application is submitted will remain confidential and will be used
237	242		only for voter registration purposes;
238	243		(12) a space or box for indicating whether the
239	244		applicant is interested in working as an election judge;
240	245		(13) a statement warning that a conviction for making
241	246		a false statement may result in imprisonment for up to the maximum
242	247		amount of time provided by law, a fine of up to the maximum amount
243	248		provided by law, or both the imprisonment and the fine;
244	249		(14) a statement that the applicant shall submit to
245	250		the registrar information under Section 13.002(c)(8) or
246	251		Subdivision (15) of this subsection that allows the registrar to
247	252		verify the applicant's citizenship or a copy of one of the following
248	253		documents:
249	254		(A) a United States passport or passport card
250	255		issued to the person;
251	256		(B) a certified copy of a birth certificate
252	257		issued by a United States state or territory, or the District of
253	258		Columbia;
254	259		(C) United States citizenship papers issued to
255	260		the person;
256	261		(D) identification issued by the agency of the
257	262		United States responsible for citizenship and immigration; or
258	263		(E) for citizens born abroad, a certificate of
259	264		report of birth or consular report of birth abroad issued by the
260	265		United States Department of State;
261	266		(15) a space for the applicant's alien registration
262	267		number, certificate of naturalization number, or certificate of
263	268		citizenship number, if applicable to the applicant; and
264	269		(16) [(14)] any other voter registration information
265	270		required by federal law or considered appropriate and required by
266	271		the secretary of state.
267	272		SECTION 7. Chapter 13, Election Code, is amended by adding
268	273		Subchapter G to read as follows:
269	274		SUBCHAPTER G. VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP STATUS BY ATTORNEY
270	275		GENERAL; INVESTIGATION; OFFENSE
271	276		Sec. 13.151. VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP STATUS. (a) The
272	277		secretary of state and each county registrar shall:
273	278		(1) make available to the attorney general a list of
274	279		all persons who are registered to vote and who have not provided
275	280		proof of citizenship as required by Section 13.002(a-1) or had the
276	281		person's citizenship verified under Section 13.0721; and
277	282		(2) provide to the attorney general the voter
278	283		registration applications of persons described by Subdivision (1).
279	284		(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date a county
280	285		registrar receives a voter registration application for a person
281	286		who has not provided proof of citizenship as required by Section
282	287		13.002(a-1), the secretary of state and the county voter registrar
283	288		shall provide to the attorney general the voter registration
284	289		application.
285	290		(c) After receiving a voter registration application under
286	291		Subsection (a) or (b), the attorney general shall use all available
287	292		resources to verify the citizenship status of the applicant and at a
288	293		minimum compare the information available on the voter registration
289	294		application with the databases described by Section 13.0721(a).
290	295		(d) The secretary of state shall provide to the attorney
291	296		general access and any assistance necessary to satisfy the
292	297		requirements of this section.
293	298		Sec. 13.152. REPORT. (a) Not later than March 31, 2026,
294	299		the attorney general shall prepare and submit to the secretary of
295	300		state, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
296	301		representatives a report detailing all findings relating to the
297	302		citizenship status of persons who are registered to vote and who
298	303		have not provided a proof of citizenship document required under
299	304		Section 13.002(a-1).
300	305		(b) This section expires April 1, 2026.
301	306		Sec. 13.153. ILLEGAL REGISTRATION. (a) A person commits an
302	307		offense if the person:
303	308		(1) knowingly or intentionally applies to register as
304	309		a voter in this state; and
305	310		(2) is not a United States citizen.
306	311		(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
307	312		Sec. 13.154. PROSECUTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. If a
308	313		district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney
309	314		fails to prosecute conduct constituting an offense under Section
310	315		13.153 within 180 days after discovering a person engaged in the
311	316		conduct, the attorney general shall prosecute the offense.
312	317		SECTION 8. Section 15.021, Election Code, is amended by
313	318		adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
314	319		(f) A voter who has previously provided proof of citizenship
315	320		as required by Section 13.002(a-1) or has been verified as a United
316	321		States citizen under Section 13.0721(b) is not required to provide
317	322		proof of citizenship when submitting an update, change, or
318	323		correction to the voter's registration information.
319	324		SECTION 9. Subchapter B, Chapter 15, Election Code, is
320	325		amended by adding Section 15.0211 to read as follows:
321	326		Sec. 15.0211. NOTATION FOR DETERMINATION OF BALLOT. (a)
322	327		The registrar shall enter the notation "F", or a similar notation
323	328		approved by the secretary of state, on the list of registered voters
324	329		beside the name of each voter whose United States citizenship has
325	330		not been verified.
326	331		(b) The registrar shall delete the notation from the list if
327	332		the voter provides proof of citizenship in accordance with Section
328	333		13.002(a-1) or is verified as a United States citizen under Section
329	334		13.0721.
330	335		SECTION 10. Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding
331	336		Section 63.007 to read as follows:
332	337		Sec. 63.007. LIMITED FEDERAL BALLOT VOTER. A voter whose
333	338		name is on the precinct list of registered voters with an "F" beside
334	339		the voter's name shall only be accepted for voting a limited federal
335	340		ballot under Chapter 115.
336	341		SECTION 11. Section 111.001, Election Code, is amended to
337	342		read as follows:
338	343		Sec. 111.001. RESTRICTED BALLOT. In this subtitle,
339	344		"restricted ballot" means a ballot that is restricted to the
340	345		offices and propositions stating measures on which a person is
341	346		entitled to vote under Chapter 112, 113, [or] 114, or 115.
342	347		SECTION 12. Subtitle C, Title 7, Election Code, is amended
343	348		by adding Chapter 115 to read as follows:
344	349		CHAPTER 115. VOTING LIMITED FEDERAL BALLOT
345	350		Sec. 115.001. ELIGIBILITY. A person is eligible to vote a
346	351		limited federal ballot by personal appearance during the early
347	352		voting period or on election day if:
348	353		(1) the person has registered to vote under Chapter
349	354		13;
350	355		(2) the person has not provided proof of citizenship
351	356		as required by Section 13.002(a-1); and
352	357		(3) the county registrar is unable to match the person
353	358		with appropriate citizenship information under Section 13.0721.
354	359		Sec. 115.002. PROCEDURE FOR VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
355	360		(a) A voter who votes a limited federal ballot shall place the
356	361		marked ballot in a sealed envelope designed for limited federal
357	362		ballots. The presiding judge shall place the sealed envelope in a
358	363		locked, sealed container that is designated specifically for
359	364		limited federal ballots.
360	365		(b) The presiding judge shall provide a notice prescribed by
361	366		the secretary of state to a voter who votes a limited federal ballot
362	367		under Subsection (a). The notice must inform the voter that:
363	368		(1) because the voter registrar was unable to verify
364	369		the voter's citizenship status, the voter is qualified to vote only
365	370		a limited federal ballot under this chapter;
366	371		(2) the voter must provide proof of citizenship to the
367	372		voter registrar not later than the sixth day after election day in
368	373		order for a voter's limited federal ballot to be counted as a full
369	374		ballot; and
370	375		(3) if the voter does not provide proof of citizenship
371		-	to the voter registrar ~~during~~ the ~~period described by Subdivision~~
372		-	~~(2), then~~ only the races for the offices of United States senator or
373		-	~~United~~ States representative on the voter's ballot will be counted.
	376	+	to the voter registrar by the sixth day after election day, then
	377	+	only the races for the offices of United States senator or United
	378	+	States representative on the voter's ballot will be counted.
374	379		(c) The early voting clerk shall deliver the container
375	380		containing the limited federal ballots cast during the period for
376	381		early voting by personal appearance and its key to the voter
377	382		registrar at the end of the period for early voting by personal
378	383		appearance.
379	384		(d) The presiding judge shall deliver the container
380	385		containing the limited federal ballots cast on election day and its
381	386		key to the voter registrar on election night.
382	387		Sec. 115.003. VOTER REGISTRAR REVIEW OF LIMITED FEDERAL
383	388		BALLOTS. (a) If a voter presents proof of citizenship to the voter
384	389		registrar before the sixth day after the date of the election, then
385	390		the voter registrar shall indicate on the sealed envelope that the
386	391		voter has provided proof of citizenship under Section 13.002(a-1)
387	392		and is entitled to a full ballot. The voter registrar shall
388	393		indicate on the voter's registration record that the voter has
389	394		provided proof of citizenship.
390	395		(b) If a voter fails to present proof of citizenship to the
391	396		voter registrar by the deadline prescribed by Subsection (a), then
392	397		the voter registrar shall indicate on the sealed envelope that the
393	398		voter has not provided proof of citizenship and is entitled to vote
394	399		for the offices of United States senator or United States
395	400		representative only.
396	401		(c) If a voter notifies the voter registrar that the voter
397	402		is not a United States citizen, then the voter registrar will notate
398	403		on the sealed envelope that the limited federal ballot is canceled.
399	404		The registrar will retain the sealed envelope for the duration of
400	405		the preservation period for precinct election records and shall
401	406		cancel the voter's voter registration.
402	407		(d) The voter registrar will deliver the container
403	408		containing the limited federal ballots that have been reviewed by
404	409		the registrar to the presiding judge of the early voting ballot
405	410		board.
406	411		(e) The registrar shall deliver the container containing
407	412		the limited federal ballots to the presiding judge of the early
408	413		voting ballot board on a rolling basis. The first delivery of
409	414		limited federal ballots to the early voting ballot board must be
410	415		made not later than election day. The last delivery of limited
411	416		federal ballots to the early voting ballot board must be made not
412	417		later than the last day for the early voting ballot board to meet
413	418		after election day under Section 87.125.
414	419		Sec. 115.004. EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD REVIEW OF LIMITED
415	420		FEDERAL BALLOTS. (a) The early voting ballot board shall separate
416	421		the sealed envelopes for voters who have qualified for full ballots
417	422		under Section 115.003(a) from the sealed envelopes for voters who
418	423		are qualified to vote only for the offices of United States senator
419	424		or United States representative under Section 115.003(b).
420	425		(b) The early voting ballot board will remove the ballots
421	426		from the sealed envelopes and place the ballots that are qualified
422	427		as full ballots in separate containers from the ballots that are
423	428		restricted to only the offices of United States senator or United
424	429		States representative.
425	430		(c) The early voting ballot board will count each race on
426	431		the ballots that are qualified as full ballots.
427	432		(d) The early voting ballot board will only count the races
428	433		of United States senator and United States representative on the
429	434		ballots that are restricted to those offices. The early voting
430	435		ballot board will strike through the remaining races on the ballot
431	436		to indicate that those races cannot be counted.
432	437		(e) The early voting ballot board will count the ballots as
433	438		follows:
434	439		(1) for ballots to be counted manually, in the manner
435	440		provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 87; and
436	441		(2) for ballots to be counted by automatic tabulating
437	442		equipment, in the manner provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 87.
438	443		(f) The early voting ballot board will deliver the returns
439	444		of limited federal ballots, the limited federal ballots, and other
440	445		records to the general custodian of election records for
441	446		preservation. The records shall be preserved for the duration of
442	447		the period for preserving precinct election records.
443	448		Sec. 115.005. NOTICE OF OUTCOME TO VOTER. (a) Not later
444	449		than the 10th day after the local canvass, the presiding judge of
445	450		the early voting ballot board shall deliver written notice to a
446	451		voter who submits a ballot under this chapter regarding whether:
447	452		(1) the ballot was counted as a full ballot;
448	453		(2) the ballot was counted as a ballot restricted to
449	454		the offices of United States senator and United States
450	455		representative; or
451	456		(3) the ballot could not be counted.
452	457		(b) A notice under Subsection (a)(1) must include a
453	458		statement that all races on the voter's ballot were counted because
454	459		the voter provided proof of citizenship as required by this
455	460		chapter.
456	461		(c) A notice under Subsection (a)(2) must include:
457	462		(1) a statement that only the voter's selections for
458	463		offices of United States senator and United States representative
459	464		on the voter's ballot were counted because the voter did not provide
460	465		proof of citizenship as required by this chapter; and
461	466		(2) instructions to the voter for providing proof of
462	467		citizenship to the registrar required by Section 13.002(a-1) in
463	468		order to receive a full ballot for future elections.
464	469		(d) A notice under Subsection (a)(3) must include:
465	470		(1) a statement that the voter's ballot was not able to
466	471		be counted because the voter provided information to the registrar
467	472		that the voter is not a United States citizen; and
468	473		(2) a statement that the voter's registration has been
469	474		canceled.
470	475		SECTION 13. As soon as practicable after the effective date
471	476		of this Act, the secretary of state shall adopt rules necessary to
472	477		implement the changes in law made by this Act.
473	478		SECTION 14. (a) Not later than January 1, 2026, the
474	479		secretary of state shall request that the federal Election
475	480		Assistance Commission alter the mail voter registration
476	481		application form requirements described in the National Voter
477	482		Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Section 20501 et seq.) to
478	483		include a requirement that applicants submit documented proof of
479	484		citizenship as a condition to registration in Texas.
480	485		(b) If the federal Election Assistance Commission fails to
481	486		comply with the secretary of state's request under Subsection (a)
482	487		of this section before the 180th day following the date of that
483	488		request, the attorney general shall seek enforcement in a court of
484	489		law.
485	490		SECTION 15. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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