88R10286 MLH-F
 
  By: Toth H.B. No. 5254
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the interstate voter registration crosscheck program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 18.062, Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 18.062.  INTERSTATE VOTER REGISTRATION CROSSCHECK
  PROGRAM.  (a)  To maintain the statewide voter registration list
  and to prevent duplication of registration in more than one state or
  jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall:
               (1)  cooperate with other states and jurisdictions to
  develop systems to compare voters, voter history, and voter
  registration lists to identify voters:
                     (A)  whose addresses have changed;
                     (B)  who have been convicted of a felony; or
                     (C)  who are registered to vote in more than one
  state; or
               (2)  identify and contract with the provider of a
  private sector data system to identify voters:
                     (A)  whose addresses have changed;
                     (B)  who are registered to vote in more than one
  state;
                     (C)  who are deceased; or
                     (D)  who are not eligible to vote for another
  reason, including a felony conviction.
         (a-1)  A private sector data system under Subsection (a)(2)
  must have demonstrated an ability to work with registered voter
  identification and matching systems.
         (b)  A system developed under this section must comply with
  the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Section
  20501 et seq.) and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C.
  Section 20901 et seq.).
         (c)  The cost to begin operations with a system under
  Subsection (a)(2) may not exceed $100,000.
         (d)  The cost of continuing operations with a system under
  Subsection (a)(2) may not exceed one dollar for each voter
  identified under Subsection (a)(2).
         (e)  The secretary of state may not provide to a system under
  Subsection (a)(2) any information that is not:
               (1)  found in a voter roll; and
               (2)  necessary to identify voters under Subsection
  (a)(2).
         (f)  The secretary of state shall record information related
  to the system under Subsection (a)(2) and shall submit to the
  legislature a report on that information not later than the first
  day of each quarter of the state's fiscal year.
         (g)  A contract with a system under Subsection (a)(2) may not
  require any additional duty of the state not required by this
  section.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.