BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	S.B. 2451
	By: Men�ndez
	State Affairs
	3/28/2023
	As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

As proposed, S.B. 2451 amends current law relating to personal information entered on the carrier envelope of a ballot to be voted by mail.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 86.002, Election Code, by adding Subsection (d-1) and amending Subsection (g), as follows:

(d-1) Requires the secretary of state to prescribe instructions to be printed on the balloting materials for marking the ballot envelope with the information required under Subsection (g).� Requires that the instructions:

(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)  Requires that the carrier envelope 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)-(3) makes no changes to these subdivisions.

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2023.