Bill Text: TX HB1117 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-02 - Referred to Elections [HB1117 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1117-Introduced.html
84R517 LEH-D | ||
By: Martinez | H.B. No. 1117 |
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relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 63.0101. DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF | ||
IDENTIFICATION. (a) The following documentation is an acceptable | ||
form of photo identification under this chapter: | ||
(1) a driver's license, election identification | ||
certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person | ||
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(2) a United States military identification card that | ||
contains the person's photograph [ |
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(3) a United States citizenship certificate issued to | ||
the person that contains the person's photograph; | ||
(4) a United States passport issued to the person | ||
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(5) a license to carry a concealed handgun issued to | ||
the person by the Department of Public Safety [ |
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(b) A form of identification described by Subsection (a) is | ||
acceptable as proof of identification regardless of whether it has | ||
expired. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |