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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain registered voters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.004(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The following information furnished on a registration |
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application is confidential and does not constitute public |
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information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code: |
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(1) a social security number; |
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(2) a Texas driver's license number; |
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(3) a number of a personal identification card issued |
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by the Department of Public Safety; |
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(4) an indication that an applicant is interested in |
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working as an election judge; |
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(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the |
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applicant is a federal judge or state judge, as defined by Section |
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13.0021, the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, the spouse of |
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a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, or an individual to whom Section 552.1175, Government |
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Code, applies and the applicant: |
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(A) included an affidavit with the registration |
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application describing the applicant's status under this |
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subdivision, including an affidavit under Section 13.0021 if the |
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applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a |
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federal judge or state judge; |
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(B) provided the registrar with an affidavit |
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describing the applicant's status under this subdivision, |
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including an affidavit under Section 15.0215 if the applicant is a |
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federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a federal judge or |
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state judge; or |
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(C) provided the registrar with a completed form |
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approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the |
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registrar of the applicant's status under this subdivision; |
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(6) the residence address of the applicant, if the |
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applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the |
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applicant's household is a victim of family violence as defined by |
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Section 71.004, Family Code, who provided the registrar with: |
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(A) a copy of a protective order issued under |
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Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency |
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protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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or |
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(B) other independent documentary evidence |
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necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or |
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another person in the applicant's household is a victim of family |
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violence; |
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(7) the residence address of the applicant, if the |
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applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the |
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applicant's household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, |
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stalking, or trafficking of persons who provided the registrar |
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with: |
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(A) a copy of a protective order issued under |
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Chapter 7A or Article 6.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a |
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magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article |
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17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or |
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(B) other independent documentary evidence |
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necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or |
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another person in the applicant's household is a victim of sexual |
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assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons; or |
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(8) the residence address of the applicant, if the |
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applicant: |
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(A) is a participant in the address |
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confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under |
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Subchapter C, Chapter 56, Code of Criminal Procedure; and |
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(B) provided the registrar with proof of |
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certification under Article 56.84, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2019. |
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