Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 2 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of that ARTICLE accordingly:
SECTION 2.____. Section 18.061, Election Code, as effective September 1, 2021, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(b) The statewide computerized voter registration list must:
(1) contain the name and registration information of each voter registered in the state;
(2) assign a unique identifier to each registered voter; and
(3) be available to any county election official in the state, including a member of a signature verification committee or a member of an early voting ballot board, through immediate electronic access.
(f) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to prevent a county election official, including a member of an early voting ballot board or signature verification committee, from retaining or sharing personally identifiable information obtained from the statewide computerized voter registration list in a manner unrelated to the official's official duties.