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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of a receipt by the Department of Public |
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Safety to an applicant for a driver's license or personal |
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identification certificate that may be used to show proof of voter |
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registration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 20, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 20.0631 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 20.0631. TRANSACTION RECEIPT. The Department of |
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Public Safety shall issue a transaction receipt to each qualifying |
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applicant for a driver's license or personal identification |
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certificate who completes a voter registration application as |
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provided by Section 20.063. The receipt must include: |
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(1) the applicant's name; |
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(2) the date of issuance of the receipt; |
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(3) a statement indicating that the applicant |
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submitted a voter registration application; and |
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(4) the following statement: "This receipt is proof of |
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your application for voter registration. Retain it until you |
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receive a voter registration certificate from your local voter |
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registrar. If you do not receive a voter registration certificate, |
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you may use this as proof that you submitted a timely voter |
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registration application." |
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SECTION 2. Section 63.011, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) A person who votes a provisional ballot solely because |
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the person's name was not on the list of registered voters for the |
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precinct in which the person voted may present a voter registration |
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receipt issued to the person under Section 20.0631 as proof that the |
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person is registered to vote in the precinct. An election officer |
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shall attach the receipt to the envelope containing the person's |
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provisional ballot. A person who does not present a voter |
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registration receipt at the time of voting a provisional ballot may |
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present the receipt to the voter registrar in the same manner as |
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presenting identification for a provisional ballot under Section |
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65.0541. |
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SECTION 3. Section 65.054, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) For purposes of Subsection (b)(1), a voter registration |
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receipt indicating the voter registered in the precinct in which |
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the voter voted that is attached to the envelope containing a |
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provisional ballot or presented to the voter registrar under |
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Section 63.011(f) is proof that a person who voted a provisional |
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ballot solely because the person's name was not on the list of |
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registered voters for the precinct in which the person voted is |
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eligible to vote in the election. The voter registrar shall amend |
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the list of registered voters accordingly. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |