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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to personal information entered on the carrier envelope of |
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a ballot to be voted by mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 86.002, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d-1) and amending Subsection (g) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d-1) The secretary of state shall prescribe instructions |
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to be printed on the balloting materials for marking the ballot |
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envelope with the information required under Subsection (g). The |
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instructions must: |
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(1) be printed in at least a 10-point font; |
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(2) except as provided by Subdivision (3), not include |
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the text "V.U.I.D." or the words "voter registration number"; and |
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(3) contain the statement: "A voter registration |
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certificate is not the same thing as an election identification |
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certificate. An election identification certificate is a photo |
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identification issued by the Department of Public Safety and |
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contains a unique number that is different from the voter |
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registration number contained in the voter registration |
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certificate. A voter registration number (V.U.I.D.) does not |
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satisfy the requirement to enter the number of an election |
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identification certificate and should not be printed on the carrier |
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envelope." |
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(g) The carrier envelope must include a space, at least one |
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half inch in height and two inches in width, that is hidden from |
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view when the envelope is sealed for the voter to enter the |
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following information: |
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(1) the number of the voter's driver's license, |
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election identification certificate, or personal identification |
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card issued by the Department of Public Safety; |
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(2) if the voter has not been issued a number described |
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by Subdivision (1), the last four digits of the voter's social |
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security number; or |
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(3) a statement by the applicant that the applicant |
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has not been issued a number described by Subdivision (1) or (2). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |