Bill Text: TX HB535 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-20 - Left pending in committee [HB535 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB535-Introduced.html
84R3338 SRS-D | ||
By: Nevárez | H.B. No. 535 |
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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. 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 | ||
by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that | ||
expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation; | ||
(2) a United States military identification card that | ||
contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that | ||
expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation; | ||
(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 that | ||
has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the | ||
date of presentation; [ |
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(5) a license to carry a concealed handgun issued to | ||
the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired | ||
or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of | ||
presentation; or | ||
(6) a valid identification card that contains the | ||
person's photograph issued by a tribal organization. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |