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Amend CSSB 14 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 63.014 to read as follows:

Sec. 63.014. UNLAWFULLY REQUIRING PRESENTATION OF IDENTIFICATION. (a) Only an election officer may require a voter to present proof of identification at the polling place. A person, other than an election officer, who asserts that a voter must present proof of identification to the person in order to be allowed to vote or who for purposes of harassing a voter requests that the voter present proof of identification to the person, commits an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt. In that case, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.