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Amend SB 89 as follows:
(1) Add the following appropriately numbered section to the bill and renumber the remaining sections of the bill appropriately:
SECTION __. Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding
Section 63.0102 to read as follows:
Sec. 63.0102. USE OF CERTAIN ELECTRONICALLY READABLE
INFORMATION. (a) An election officer may access electronically
readable information on a driver's license or personal
identification card for proof of identification when determining
whether a voter shall be accepted for voting.
(b) The secretary of state shall prescribe any necessary
procedures to implement this section.
(2) On page 1, strike lines 23-24 and substitute the
following:
(5) an election officer who accesses or uses the
information to determine the identity of a voter as authorized by
Section 63.0102, Election Code.