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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the address on certain identification |
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documents presented by a voter match the address of the voter on the |
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list of registered voters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 63.001, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c-1) and adding Subsection (c-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c-1) Except as provided by Subsection (c-2), an [An] |
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election officer may not refuse to accept documentation presented |
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to meet the requirements of Subsection (b) solely because the |
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address on the documentation does not match the address on the list |
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of registered voters. |
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(c-2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, |
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an election officer may only accept documentation listed in |
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Sections 63.0101(a)(1) and (5) presented to meet the requirements |
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of Subsection (b) if the address on the documentation matches the |
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address on the list of registered voters. |
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SECTION 2. Section 63.0101(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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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, election identification |
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certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person |
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by the Department of Public Safety that includes an address |
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matching the address of the person on the list of registered voters |
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and that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four years |
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before the date 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 includes an address |
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matching the address of the person on the list of registered voters |
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and that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four years |
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before the date of presentation. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |