Bill Text: TX HB1138 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-26 - Referred to Elections [HB1138 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1138-Introduced.html
| By: Meza | H.B. No. 1138 | |
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| relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and | ||
| related procedures. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Section 63.013 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 63.013. REGISTRATION AT POLLING PLACE; VOTING | ||
| PROCEDURES. (a) Other applicable provisions of this code apply to | ||
| the conduct of voting and to the registration of voters under this | ||
| section to the extent those provisions do not conflict with this | ||
| section. | ||
| (b) A person who would be eligible to vote in an election | ||
| under Section 11.001, but for the requirement to be a registered | ||
| voter, shall be accepted for voting in the precinct of the person's | ||
| residence if, on the day the person offers to vote, the person: | ||
| (1) submits a voter registration application that | ||
| complies with Section 13.002 to an elected official at the polling | ||
| place; and | ||
| (2) presents as proof of identification: | ||
| (A) a Texas driver's license, including a | ||
| temporary license or instruction permit, or personal | ||
| identification card issued to the person by the Department of | ||
| Public Safety that states the person's current address on the day | ||
| the person seeks to vote; or | ||
| (B) a utility bill addressed to the person dated | ||
| not earlier than the 30th day before the date the person seeks to | ||
| vote, and: | ||
| (i) a Texas driver's license, including a | ||
| temporary license or instruction permit, or personal | ||
| identification card issued to the person by the Department of | ||
| Public Safety, regardless of whether the address stated on the | ||
| license or card is current on the day the person seeks to vote; or | ||
| (ii) a valid United States passport issued | ||
| to the person; or | ||
| (iii) a valid United States military | ||
| identification card that contains the person's photograph. | ||
| (c) Persons voting under this section shall be processed | ||
| separately at the polling place from persons who are voting under | ||
| regular procedures. | ||
| (d) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to ensure the | ||
| accountability of election officers and to fairly implement this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 85.031(a), Election Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (a) For each person entitled to vote an early voting ballot | ||
| by personal appearance or entitled to register at a polling place, | ||
| the early voting clerk shall follow the procedure for accepting or | ||
| registering a regular voter on election day, with the modifications | ||
| necessary for the conduct of early voting. | ||
| SECTION 3. The secretary of state shall adopt rules as | ||
| required by Section 63.013, Election Code, as added by this Act, not | ||
| later than January 1, 2020. | ||
| SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | ||
| an election for which early voting by personal appearance begins on | ||
| or after January 1, 2020. | ||
| SECTION 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020. | ||
