By Jones of Dallas H.B. No. 2925
77R7950 DRH-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the use of a receipt issued by a deputy registrar to a
1-3 person on completing an application for voter registration.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 13.040, Election Code, is amended to read
1-6 as follows:
1-7 Sec. 13.040. ISSUANCE OF RECEIPT. (a) On receipt of a
1-8 completed registration application, a volunteer deputy registrar
1-9 shall prepare a receipt in triplicate [duplicate] on a form
1-10 furnished by the registrar.
1-11 (b) The receipt must contain:
1-12 (1) the name of the applicant and, if applicable, the
1-13 name of the applicant's agent; [and]
1-14 (2) the address of the applicant, including the city
1-15 and postal zip code;
1-16 (3) the date the completed application is submitted to
1-17 the volunteer deputy; and
1-18 (4) the following statement: "This is an official
1-19 receipt of an application to register to vote. This receipt may be
1-20 submitted by a voter in place of a voter registration certificate
1-21 in an election that occurs at least 30 days after the date the
1-22 application to register is completed."[.]
1-23 (c) The volunteer deputy shall sign the receipt in the
1-24 applicant's presence and shall give the original to the applicant.
2-1 (d) The volunteer deputy shall retain one copy of the
2-2 receipt and deliver the remaining copy [duplicate receipt] to the
2-3 registrar with the registration application. The registrar shall
2-4 retain the receipt on file with the application.
2-5 (e) The secretary of state may prescribe a procedure that is
2-6 an alternative to the procedure prescribed by this section that
2-7 will ensure the accountability of the registration applications.
2-8 SECTION 2. Section 63.006, Election Code, is amended by
2-9 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
2-10 (c) A voter who, when offering to vote, presents a receipt
2-11 of an application to register to vote issued under Section 13.040
2-12 shall be accepted for voting under this section if:
2-13 (1) the application was made at least 30 days before
2-14 the date of the election; and
2-15 (2) the address indicated on the receipt indicates
2-16 that the voter is a resident of the precinct in which the voter is
2-17 offering to vote or is otherwise entitled by law to vote in that
2-18 precinct.
2-19 SECTION 3. Section 63.008, Election Code, is amended by
2-20 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
2-21 follows:
2-22 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A] voter who
2-23 does not present a voter registration certificate when offering to
2-24 vote, but whose name is on the list of registered voters for the
2-25 precinct in which the voter is offering to vote, shall be accepted
2-26 for voting if the voter executes an affidavit stating that the
2-27 voter does not have the voter's voter registration certificate in
3-1 the voter's possession at the polling place at the time of offering
3-2 to vote and:
3-3 (1) the voter presents proof of identification in a
3-4 form described by Section 63.0101; or
3-5 (2) the affidavit is also signed by a person who is
3-6 working at the polling place and who attests to the identity of the
3-7 voter.
3-8 (c) A voter who, when offering to vote, presents a receipt
3-9 of an application to register to vote issued under Section 13.040
3-10 and whose name is on the list of registered voters for the precinct
3-11 in which the voter is offering to vote shall be accepted for voting
3-12 under Section 63.001 if:
3-13 (1) the application was made at least 30 days before
3-14 the date of the election; and
3-15 (2) the address indicated on the receipt indicates
3-16 that the voter is a resident of the precinct in which the voter is
3-17 offering to vote or is otherwise entitled by law to vote in that
3-18 precinct.
3-19 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.