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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the interstate voter registration crosscheck program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 18.062, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 18.062. INTERSTATE VOTER REGISTRATION CROSSCHECK |
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PROGRAM. (a) To maintain the statewide voter registration list |
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and to prevent duplication of registration in more than one state or |
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jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall: |
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(1) cooperate with other states and jurisdictions to |
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develop systems to compare voters, voter history, and voter |
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registration lists to identify voters: |
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(A) whose addresses have changed; |
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(B) who have been convicted of a felony; or |
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(C) who are registered to vote in more than one |
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state; or |
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(2) identify and contract with the provider of a |
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private sector data system to identify voters: |
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(A) whose addresses have changed; |
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(B) who are registered to vote in more than one |
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state; |
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(C) who are deceased; or |
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(D) who are not eligible to vote for another |
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reason, including a felony conviction. |
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(a-1) A private sector data system under Subsection (a)(2) |
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must have demonstrated an ability to work with registered voter |
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identification and matching systems. |
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(b) A system developed under this section must comply with |
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the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Section |
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20501 et seq.) and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. |
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Section 20901 et seq.). |
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(c) The cost to begin operations with a system under |
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Subsection (a)(2) may not exceed $100,000. |
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(d) The cost of continuing operations with a system under |
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Subsection (a)(2) may not exceed one dollar for each voter |
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identified under Subsection (a)(2). |
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(e) The secretary of state may not provide to a system under |
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Subsection (a)(2) any information that is not: |
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(1) found in a voter roll; and |
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(2) necessary to identify voters under Subsection |
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(a)(2). |
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(f) The secretary of state shall record information related |
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to the system under Subsection (a)(2) and shall submit to the |
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legislature a report on that information not later than the first |
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day of each quarter of the state's fiscal year. |
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(g) A contract with a system under Subsection (a)(2) may not |
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require any additional duty of the state not required by this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |