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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 155 (the use of certain |
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information regarding voter qualification) to consider and take |
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action on the following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house |
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or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION 1 of the bill, by |
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amending Section 16.0332(a), Election Code, and adding Subsections |
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(a-1), (d), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(a) After the registrar receives notification [a list] |
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under Subsection (a-1) of this section, Section 18.068 of this |
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code, or Section 62.113, Government Code, of persons excused or |
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disqualified from jury service because of citizenship status or |
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notification of persons who indicate a lack of citizenship status |
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in connection with a motor vehicle or Department of Public Safety |
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record, the registrar shall deliver to each registered voter whose |
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name appears on the list a written notice requiring the voter to |
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submit to the registrar proof of United States citizenship in the |
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form of a certified copy of the voter's birth certificate, United |
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States passport, or certificate of naturalization or any other form |
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prescribed by the secretary of state. The notice shall be delivered |
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by forwardable mail to the mailing address on the voter's |
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registration application and to any new address of the voter known |
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to the registrar. |
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(a-1) The secretary of state shall enter into an agreement |
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with the Department of Public Safety under which information in the |
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existing statewide computerized voter registration list is |
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compared against information in the database of the Department of |
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Public Safety on a monthly basis to verify the accuracy of |
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citizenship status information previously provided on voter |
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registration applications. |
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(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe rules for the |
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administration of this section. |
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(e) Not later than December 31 of each year, the secretary |
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of state shall provide a report to the legislature of the number of |
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voter registrations canceled under this section during the calendar |
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year. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to allow for the |
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verification of the citizenship status of certain registered |
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voters. |