BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 3034

By: Fallon

Elections

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Interested parties contend that a voter registrar should be able to cancel a voter's registration without a notarized, sworn statement by a relative of the voter. H.B. 3034 seeks to address this issue by revising provisions relating to the cancellation of a voter's registration.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 3034 amends the Election Code to change a condition under which a voter registrar is required to immediately cancel a voter's registration from receipt of a sworn statement by a person related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity to the voter indicating that the voter is deceased to receipt of a signed statement by such a person indicating that the voter is deceased.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.