By: Perry, et al. S.B. No. 795

(In the Senate - Filed February 26, 2015; March 2, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; April 15, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 15, 2015, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 795 By: Creighton

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to establishing an interstate voter registration crosscheck program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 18, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 18.062 to read as follows:

Sec. 18.062. INTERSTATE VOTER REGISTRATION CROSSCHECK PROGRAM. (a) To maintain the statewide voter registration list and to prevent duplication of registration in more than one state or jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall cooperate with other states and jurisdictions to develop systems to compare voters, voter history, and voter registration lists to identify voters whose addresses have changed.

(b) A system developed under this section must comply with the National Voter Registration Act (52 U.S.C. Section 20501 et seq.).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.

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