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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 63.0101(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The following documentation is an acceptable form of |
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photo identification under this chapter: |
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(1) a driver's license, election identification |
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certificate, or personal identification card issued to the voter |
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[person] by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or |
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that expired no earlier than four years before the date of |
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presentation; |
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(2) a United States military identification card that |
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contains the voter's [person's] photograph that has not expired or |
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that expired no earlier than four years before the date of |
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presentation; |
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(3) a United States citizenship certificate issued to |
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the voter [person] that contains the voter's [person's] photograph; |
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(4) a United States passport book or card issued to the |
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voter [person] that has not expired or that expired no earlier than |
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four years before the date of presentation; [or] |
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(5) a license to carry a handgun issued to the voter |
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[person] by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or |
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that expired no earlier than four years before the date of |
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presentation; |
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(6) an official Native American identification card or |
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tribal document that: |
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(A) contains the voter's photograph and address; |
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and |
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(B) is issued by a tribal organization or by a |
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tribe that is federally recognized and located in this state; |
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(7) an identification card issued by a public or |
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private institution of higher education located in this state that |
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contains the voter's photograph; or |
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(8) an identification card issued by a state agency of |
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this state that contains the voter's photograph. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |