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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the recording of certain personal information of voters |
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by election officials. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 63.0013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 63.0013. RECORDED DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL |
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INFORMATION. (a) An election officer may copy documentation |
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presented by a voter under Section 63.001(b) or record information |
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from the documentation. |
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(b) An election officer may photograph the entire face of a |
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voter who is accepted for voting under this chapter, if: |
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(1) the documentation presented by a voter under |
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Section 63.001(b) is not documentation issued by the Department of |
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Public Safety containing the person's photograph; or |
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(2) the election official questions the authenticity |
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of the documentation presented by a voter under Section 63.001(b), |
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regardless of whether the documentation is issued by the Department |
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of Public Safety and contains the person's photograph. |
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(c) A voter may only be photographed under this section |
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while being accepted for voting and may not be photographed while |
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the voter is occupying a voting station. |
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(d) Information copied or recorded under this section, |
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including a photograph produced under Subsection (b), is |
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confidential except for use in a criminal investigation or |
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prosecution or a civil court proceeding. |
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(e) All information collected under this section shall be |
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provided to the secretary of state for election-related purposes. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |