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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedures for registering to vote at the time of |
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applying for a driver's license or personal identification card. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 20.063, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The Department of Public Safety shall provide to each |
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person who applies in person at the department's offices or online |
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at the department's Internet website for an original or renewal of a |
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driver's license, a personal identification card, or a duplicate or |
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corrected license or card an opportunity to complete a voter |
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registration application form. |
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(e) The secretary of state shall prescribe additional |
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procedures as necessary to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |