Amend CSSB 5 (senate committee printing) by striking all below the enacting clause and substituting the following:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 31.013 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.013. MOBILE LOCATIONS FOR OBTAINING IDENTIFICATION. (a) The secretary of state shall establish a program using mobile units to provide election identification certificates to voters for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of Section 63.001(b). A mobile unit may be used at special events or at the request of a constituent group.
(b) In establishing the program, the secretary of state shall consult with the Department of Public Safety on the creation of the program, security relating to the issuance of an election identification certificate, best practices in issuing an election identification certificate, and equipment required to issue an election identification certificate.
(c) The secretary of state may not charge a fee to a group that requests a mobile unit established under this section.
(d) If the secretary of state cannot ensure the required security or other necessary elements of the program, the secretary of state may deny a request for a mobile unit established under this section.
(e) The secretary of state shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation of this section.
SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 31.125 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.125. ELECTION IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATES. (a) The county clerk shall provide a location at the county clerk's office and at each subcourthouse located in the county for the Department of Public Safety to issue an election identification certificate under Section 521A.001, Transportation Code, during all regular business hours.
(b) The secretary of state shall negotiate an agreement that the Department of Public Safety and each county clerk shall enter into for the purpose of issuing election identification certificates under this section.
SECTION 3. Section 63.001, Election Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c-1) and (i) to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (h), on offering to vote, a voter must present to an election officer at the polling place:
(1) one form of photo identification listed in [described by] Section 63.0101(a); or
(2) one form of identification listed in Section 63.0101(b) accompanied by the declaration described by Subsection (i) [63.0101].
(c-1) An election officer may not refuse to accept documentation presented to meet the requirements of Subsection (b) solely because the address on the documentation does not match the address on the list of registered voters.
(i) If the requirement for identification prescribed by Subsection (b)(1) is not met, an election officer shall notify the voter that the voter may be accepted for voting if the voter meets the requirement for identification prescribed by Subsection (b)(2) and executes a declaration under penalty of perjury declaring the voter's identity. The secretary of state shall prescribe the following form of the affidavit:
DECLARATION OF VOTER'S IDENTITY TO BE COMPLETED BY VOTER
Name:
VOTER'S DECLARATION OF IDENTITY
By signing this declaration, I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that my name is listed as ________________ on the official voter registration list, that I am that person, that I currently reside at__________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Signature of VoterDate
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
_____ day of __________, 20___
Presiding Judge _______________
SECTION 4. Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 63.0101. DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION. (a) The following documentation is an acceptable form of photo identification under this chapter:
(1) a driver's license[, election identification certificate,] or personal identification card issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety or the equivalent agency of another state [that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation];
(2) a United States military identification card that contains the person's photograph [that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation];
(3) a United States citizenship certificate issued to the person that contains the person's photograph;
(4) a United States passport issued to the person [that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation]; [or]
(5) a license to carry a handgun issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety;
(6) an election identification certificate issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety;
(7) a valid identification card that contains the person's photograph and is issued by:
(A) an agency or institution of the federal government; or
(B) an agency, institution, or political subdivision of any state;
(8) a photo identification card issued to the person by a municipal, county, or state governmental entity or the United States for the purpose of obtaining public benefits, including veteran's benefits, Medicaid, or Medicare;
(9) an official Native American tribal document that:
(A) contains the person's photograph; and
(B) is issued by a tribe that is federally recognized;
(10) a student identification card issued by an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that contains the person's photograph; or
(11) a United States Department of Veterans Affairs identification card, including a Veteran Health Identification Card, that contains the person's photograph [that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation].
(b) The following documentation is acceptable as proof of identification under this chapter:
(1) a government document that shows the name and address of the voter, including the voter's voter registration certificate;
(2) one of the following documents that shows the name and address of the voter:
(A) a copy of a current utility bill;
(B) a bank statement;
(C) a government check; or
(D) a paycheck; or
(3) a certified copy of a domestic birth certificate or other document confirming birth that is admissible in a court of law and establishes the person's identity.
(c) A person 70 years of age or older may use a form of identification listed in Subsection (a) that has expired for the purposes of voting if the identification is otherwise valid.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a form of acceptable identification listed by Subsection (a) that has not expired or expired not earlier than four years before the date of presentation may be used as an acceptable form of photo identification if the identification is otherwise valid.
SECTION 5. Section 65.0541(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A voter who is accepted for provisional voting under Section 63.011 because the voter does not meet the identification requirements of Section 63.001(b) may, not later than the sixth day after the date of the election:
(1) present [a form of identification described by Section 63.0101] to the voter registrar for examination:
(A) a form of identification described by Section 63.0101(a); or
(B) a form of identification described by Section 63.0101(b) accompanied by the declaration described by Section 63.001(i); or
(2) execute an affidavit described by Section 65.054(b)(2)(B) or (C) in the presence of the voter registrar.
SECTION 6. Section 272.011(b), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The secretary of state shall prepare the translation for election materials required to be provided in a language other than English or Spanish for the following state prescribed voter forms:
(1) voter registration application form required by Section 13.002;
(2) the confirmation form required by Section 15.051;
(3) the voting instruction poster required by Section 62.011;
(4) the declaration of voter's identity required by Section 63.001(b);
(5) the statement of residence form required by Section 63.0011;
(6) [(5)] the provisional ballot affidavit required by Section 63.011;
(7) [(6)] the application for a ballot by mail required by Section 84.011;
(8) [(7)] the carrier envelope and voting instructions required by Section 86.013; and
(9) [(8)] any other voter forms that the secretary of state identifies as frequently used and for which state resources are otherwise available.
SECTION 7. Section 521A.001(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) The department shall issue an election identification certificate to a person who states that the person is obtaining the certificate for the purpose of satisfying Section 63.001(b), Election Code, and does not have another form of identification described by Section 63.0101(a) [63.0101], Election Code, and:
(1) who is a registered voter in this state and presents a valid voter registration certificate; or
(2) who is eligible for registration under Section 13.001, Election Code, and submits a registration application to the department.
SECTION 8. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.