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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to electronic voter registration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 13.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.009. ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION. (a) The |
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secretary of state shall implement a program to allow a person with |
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an unexpired driver's license or personal identification card |
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issued in this state to complete a voter registration application |
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over the Internet from a secure Internet website. |
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(b) The Internet website established under this section |
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must allow a person to submit: |
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(1) an initial application for registration; and |
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(2) an application to update a voter registration |
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record. |
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(c) When a person submits an application under this section, |
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the secretary of state shall compare the information provided by |
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the applicant against the Department of Public Safety records. |
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(d) The completed online application and information from |
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the Department of Public Safety, including the applicant's digital |
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signature, shall be provided to: |
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(1) the county voter registration office for the |
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county where the applicant currently resides; and |
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(2) the secretary of state for the statewide |
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computerized voter registration list under Section 18.061. |
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(e) An application electronically submitted under this |
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section is considered for all purposes as an application submitted |
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by mail under this title. A digital signature given as provided by |
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secretary of state rule meets the signature requirement under |
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Section 13.002(b). |
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(f) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |