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Amend HB 218 as follows:
(1) On page 1, lines 4 through 6, strike the text and substitute the following:
SECTION 1. Sections 63.001(c) and (f), Election Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(2) On page 1, strike lines 7 through 13.
(3) On page 1, strike lines 18 through 20.
(4) On page 1, strike line 24.
(5) On page 2, strike lines 1 through 27.
(6) On page 3, strike lines 1 through 2.
(7) On page 3, line 12, strike "from the proof presented"
and substitute the following:
by either:
(1) one form of identification listed in Section
63.0101(a); or
(2) two different forms of identification listed in
Section 63.0101(b)
(8) On page 5, strike lines 20 through 27.
(9) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to
the bill and renumber the remaining SECTIONS of the bill
accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 16.0332, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 16.0332. CANCELLATION BECAUSE OF CITIZENSHIP STATUS.
(a) After the secretary of state [registrar] receives a list under
Section 62.113, Government Code, of persons excused or disqualified
from jury service because of citizenship status, the secretary of
state [registrar] shall deliver to each registered voter whose name
appears on the list a written notice requiring the voter to submit
to the [registrar proof of United States citizenship in the form of
a certified copy of the voter's birth certificate, United States
passport, or certificate of naturalization or any other form
prescribed by the] secretary of state a statement that the voter is
a citizen of the United States. The notice shall be delivered by
forwardable mail to the mailing address on the voter's registration
application and to any new address of the voter known to the
secretary of state [registrar]. The notice must state:
(1) that the voter's registration will be cancelled
unless the statement is received before the 60th day after the date
the notice is mailed; and
(2) the penalty for knowingly making a false statement
on a registration application under Section 13.007.
(b) If a voter fails to submit to the secretary of state
[registrar] proof of citizenship on or before the 60th [30th] day
after the date the notice is mailed, the secretary of state
[registrar] shall cancel the voter's registration.
(c) The secretary of state shall send to the registrar
[shall retain a copy of the] notice of the cancellation [mailed to a
voter] under this section [on file with the voter's registration
application. The registrar shall also retain any proof of
citizenship received under this section on file with the
application].
(d) For purposes of cancellation of a voter's registration
under this section, the secretary of state has the authority and
duties of a voter registrar, except that the voter registrar
retains the duties to:
(1) notify a voter of the cancellation as provided by
Section 16.036; and
(2) hear a challenge to the cancellation as provided
by Subchapter C.
SECTION ____. Section 16.036(c), Election Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The notice must include:
(1) the date of cancellation;
(2) the reason for cancellation; and
(3) a brief explanation of the voter's right to
challenge the cancellation and to appeal the [registrar's] decision
of the registrar or secretary of state.
SECTION ____. Section 62.113(b), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) On the third business day of each month, the clerk shall
send a copy of the list of persons excused or disqualified because
of citizenship in the previous month to the secretary of state
[voter registrar of the county].