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By:  Solomons (Senate Sponsor - Seliger)                          H.B. No. 345
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 13, 2005; 
April 14, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on State 
Affairs; May 19, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote:  
Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 19, 2005, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the disclosure of certain information provided on a 
voter registration application.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 13.004, Election Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 13.004.  RECORDING AND DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN 
INFORMATION [TELEPHONE, SOCIAL SECURITY, DRIVER'S LICENSE, OR 
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER] BY REGISTRAR.
	SECTION 2.  Section 13.004, Election Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(d)  The voter registrar or other county official who has 
access to the information furnished on a registration application 
may not post the following information on a website:
		(1)  a telephone number;                                               
		(2)  a social security number;                                         
		(3)  a driver's license number or a number of a personal 
identification card; or
		(4)  a date of birth.                                                  
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.



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