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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 63.0101(a) and (b), Election Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The following documentation is an acceptable form of |
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photo identification under this chapter: |
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(1) a driver's license or an[,] election |
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identification certificate[, or personal identification card] |
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issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not |
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expired or that expired no earlier than four years before the date |
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of presentation; |
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(2) a United States military identification card that |
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contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that |
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expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation; |
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(3) a United States citizenship certificate issued to |
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the person that contains the person's photograph; |
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(4) a United States passport book or card issued to the |
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person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four |
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years before the date of presentation; or |
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(5) a license to carry a handgun issued to the person |
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by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that |
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expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation. |
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(b) The following documentation is acceptable as proof of |
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identification under this chapter: |
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(1) a government document that shows the name and |
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address of the voter, including the voter's voter registration |
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certificate; |
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(2) [one of the following documents that shows the |
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name and address of the voter: |
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[(A) a copy of a current utility bill; |
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[(B) a bank statement; |
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[(C)] a government check[; or |
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[(D) a paycheck]; or |
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(3) a certified copy of a domestic birth certificate |
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or other document confirming birth that is admissible in a court of |
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law and establishes the person's identity. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |