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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the maintenance of the statewide voter registration |
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list. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 18.061, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: |
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(f) The secretary of state may contract with an entity that |
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utilizes secure data to verify change of address information for |
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the purpose of managing the statewide computerized voter |
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registration list. |
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(g) The secretary of state may make verified clerical |
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changes to the statewide computerized voter registration list based |
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on information received under this subchapter in a manner that |
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produces the least possible impact on the voters in this state and |
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fulfills the secretary of state's responsibility to manage the |
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voter rolls. The secretary of state shall send notice of any |
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clerical changes to the voter registrar of the counties considered |
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appropriate by the secretary. |
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(h) The secretary of state may adopt rules and prescribe |
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procedures for the implementation of this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 18.062, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) For the voter registration purposes of participating in |
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a system developed under this section, the secretary of state may |
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disclose voter information, including a voter's date of birth and |
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the last four digits of a voter's social security number. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |