Amend HB 2817 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS and renumbering the existing SECTIONS as appropriate:
SECTION ____. Section 64.032, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) and amending Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(c-1) The person selected under Subsection (c) must also be a registered voter of the county in which the election is being held unless the person is related to the voter within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code.
(d) If assistance is provided by a person of the voter's choice, the person shall provide a photo identification to an election officer and the officer shall enter the person's name and address on the poll list beside the voter's name.
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 64, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 64.0325 to read as follows:
Sec. 64.0325. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE. (a) A person chosen under Section 64.032(c) may not assist more than two voters in a day, including assistance provided during the period for early voting by personal appearance and assistance provided under Section 86.010.
(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) is liable to the state for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000. The attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney may bring suit to recover a penalty under this subsection.
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person assisting a voter if the person:
(1) is an employee of a state-licensed care facility in which the voter resides and is providing assistance to the voter in the normal course of the employee's authorized duties;
(2) is a sign language interpreter providing interpretation services to the voter; or
(3) is related to the voter within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code.