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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on |
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Senate Bill 14 (requirements to vote, including presenting proof |
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of identification; providing criminal penalties), to consider |
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and take action on the following matters: |
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(1) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to change text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION |
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11 of the bill, in added Subsection (a), Section 63.0012, |
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Election Code, to read as follows: |
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(a) An election officer shall distribute written notice |
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of the identification that will be required for voting beginning |
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with elections held after January 1, 2012, and information on |
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obtaining identification without a fee under Chapter 521A, |
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Transportation Code, to each voter who, when offering to vote, |
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presents a form of identification that will not be sufficient for |
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acceptance as a voter under this chapter beginning with those |
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elections. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to update the |
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cross-reference to reflect the addition of Chapter 521A, |
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Transportation Code. |
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(2) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to change text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION |
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14 of the bill, in amended Subdivision (1), Section 63.0101, |
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Election Code, to read as follows: |
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(1) a driver's license, election identification |
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certificate, or personal identification card issued to the |
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person by the Department of Public Safety that has not [or a
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similar document issued to the person by an agency of another
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state, regardless of whether the license or card has] expired or |
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that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of |
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presentation; |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to update the list |
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of acceptable forms of identification to reflect the addition of |
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election identification certificates in Chapter 521A, |
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Transportation Code. |
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(3) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to change text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION |
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17 of the bill, in added Paragraph (B), Subdivision (2), |
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Subsection (b), Section 65.054, Election Code, to read as |
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follows: |
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(B) notwithstanding Chapter 110, Civil |
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Practice and Remedies Code, executes an affidavit under penalty |
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of perjury that states the voter has a religious objection to |
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being photographed and the voter has consistently refused to be |
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photographed for any governmental purpose from the time the voter |
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has held this belief; or |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify the |
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religious objection exception to the requirement that a voter |
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have photo identification to vote. |
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(4) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to change text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION |
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18 of the bill, in added Subsection (a), Section 65.0541, |
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Election Code, to read as follows: |
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(a) A voter who is accepted for provisional voting under |
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Section 63.011 because the voter does not meet the identification |
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requirements of Section 63.001(b) may, not later than the sixth |
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day after the date of the election: |
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(1) present a form of identification described by |
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Section 63.0101 to the voter registrar for examination; or |
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(2) execute an affidavit described by Section |
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65.054(b)(2)(B) or (C) in the presence of the voter registrar. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to update the |
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cross-reference to reflect the addition of Paragraph (C), |
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Subdivision (2), Subsection (b), Section 65.054, Election Code. |
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(5) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter not included in either version |
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of the bill by adding the following new SECTION to the bill: |
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SECTION 20. Subtitle B, Title 7, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 521A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 521A. ELECTION IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE |
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Sec. 521A.001. ELECTION IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE. |
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(a) The department shall issue an election identification |
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certificate to a person who states that the person is obtaining |
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the certificate for the purpose of satisfying Section 63.001(b), |
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Election Code, and does not have another form of identification |
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described by Section 63.0101, Election Code, and: |
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(1) who is a registered voter in this state and |
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presents a valid voter registration certificate; or |
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(2) who is eligible for registration under Section |
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13.001, Election Code, and submits a registration application to |
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the department. |
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(b) The department may not collect a fee for an election |
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identification certificate or a duplicate election |
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identification certificate issued under this section. |
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(c) An election identification certificate may not be |
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used or accepted as a personal identification certificate. |
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(d) An election officer may not deny the holder of an |
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election identification certificate the ability to vote because |
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the holder has an election identification certificate rather |
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than a driver's license or personal identification certificate |
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issued under this subtitle. |
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(e) An election identification certificate must be |
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similar in form to, but distinguishable in color from, a driver's |
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license and a personal identification certificate. The |
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department may cooperate with the secretary of state in |
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developing the form and appearance of an election identification |
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certificate. |
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(f) The department may require each applicant for an |
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original or renewal election identification certificate to |
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furnish to the department the information required by Section |
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521.142. |
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(g) The department may cancel and require surrender of an |
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election identification certificate after determining that the |
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holder was not entitled to the certificate or gave incorrect or |
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incomplete information in the application for the certificate. |
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(h) A certificate expires on a date specified by the |
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department, except that a certificate issued to a person 70 years |
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of age or older does not expire. |
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Explanation: This addition is necessary to provide |
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election identification certificates to certain voters without |
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charge to enable those voters to meet the photo identification |
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requirements for voting. |
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_______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 9, 2011, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12. |
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_______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |