Amend CSHB 626 by striking all below the enacting clause and 
substituting the following:
	SECTION 1.  Section 13.002(c), Election Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	(c)  A registration application must include:                                  
		(1)  the applicant's first name, middle name, if any, 
last name, and former name, if any;
		(2)  the month, day, and year of the applicant's birth;                       
		(3)  a statement that the applicant is a United States 
citizen and:  
			(A)  if a natural born citizen, the city, county, 
and state of birth; or
			(B)  if a naturalized citizen, the place and date 
of taking the naturalization oath;
		(4)  a statement that the applicant is a resident of the 
county;            
		(5)  a statement that the applicant has not been 
determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court;
		(6)  a statement that the applicant has not been 
finally convicted of a felony or that the applicant is a felon 
eligible for registration under Section 13.001;
		(7)  the applicant's residence address or, if the 
residence has no address, the address at which the applicant 
receives mail and a concise description of the location of the 
applicant's residence;
		(8)  the following information:                                               
			(A)  the applicant's Texas driver's license number 
or the number of a personal identification card issued by the 
Department of Public Safety or a statement by the applicant that the 
applicant has not been issued a driver's license or personal 
identification card; or
			(B)  if the applicant has not been issued a number 
described by Paragraph (A), the last four digits of the applicant's 
social security number or a statement by the applicant that the 
applicant has not been issued a social security number;
		(9)  if the application is made by an agent, a statement 
of the agent's relationship to the applicant; and
		(10)  the city and county in which the applicant 
formerly resided.          
	SECTION 2.  Section 13.072, Election Code, is amended by 
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as 
follows:
	(a)  Unless the registrar challenges the applicant, the 
registrar shall approve the application if:
		(1)  the registrar determines that an application 
complies with Section 13.002 and indicates that the applicant is 
eligible for registration; [and]
		(2)  for an applicant who has not included a statement 
described by Section 13.002(c)(8) [13.002(c)(8)(C)], the registrar 
verifies with the secretary of state:
			(A)  the applicant's Texas driver's license number 
or number of a personal identification card issued by the 
Department of Public Safety; or
			(B)  the last four digits of the applicant's 
social security number; and
		(3)  using the information provided under Section 
13.002(c)(3), the registrar verifies with the secretary of state 
that the applicant is a United States citizen.
	(e)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules and enter into 
any necessary agreements to verify the citizenship of an applicant 
as required by Subsection (a)(3).
	SECTION 3.  The secretary of state shall adopt rules for the 
administration of Section 13.072(a)(3), Election Code, as added by 
this Act, as soon as practicable after this Act takes effect. For 
that purpose, the secretary of state may adopt the rules in the 
manner provided by law for emergency rules.
	SECTION 4.  The changes in law made by this Act to Sections 
13.002 and 13.072, Election Code, apply only to an application for 
voter registration that is submitted on or after the effective date 
of this Act.
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.