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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 |
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years of age to preregister to vote. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.001(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) To be eligible to apply for registration, a person must, |
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on the date the registration application is submitted to the |
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registrar, be at least 17 years [and 10 months] of age and satisfy |
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the requirements of Subsection (a) except for age. |
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SECTION 2. Section 13.046, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) At least twice each school year, a high school deputy |
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registrar shall distribute an officially prescribed registration |
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application form to each student who is or will be 18 years of age or |
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older during that year, subject to rules prescribed by the |
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secretary of state. A high school deputy registrar shall annually |
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submit the number of registration application forms distributed |
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under this section and the number of students whose year of birth |
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was at least 18 years ago to the secretary of state. |
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(d-1) The secretary of state shall publish and maintain on |
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the agency's Internet website a list of high schools to which |
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Subsection (d) applies and indicate whether the school is in |
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compliance with that subsection. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |