Bill Text: TX HB269 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced

Texas House Bill 269 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to electronic voter registration.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-07-13 - Filed [HB269 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB269-Introduced.html

	87S10770 SMT-D

	By: Jetton	H.B. No. 269



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to electronic voter registration.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is
	amended by adding Section 13.009 to read as follows:
	Sec. 13.009. ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION. (a) The
	secretary of state shall implement a program to allow a person who
	has a valid driver's license or personal identification card issued
	in this state to complete a voter registration application over the
	Internet from an official website of this state. The secretary of
	state may develop an Internet website for this purpose.
	(b) An applicant for electronic voter registration must:
	(1) attest to the truth of the information provided on
	the application by affirmatively accepting the information as true;
	(2) affirmatively consent to the use of the signature
	on the applicant's driver's license or personal identification card
	for voter registration purposes;
	(3) provide the information required under Section
	13.002(c); and
	(4) provide the audit number and date of issuance of
	the applicant's Texas driver's license or personal identification
	card issued by the Department of Public Safety.
	(c) When a person submits an application under this section,
	the secretary of state shall compare the information provided by
	the applicant against Department of Public Safety records. If any
	information submitted by an applicant does not match Department of
	Public Safety records, the secretary shall reject the application.
	(d) When a person submits an application under this section,
	the Internet Protocol address of the device used to submit the
	application shall be recorded and included with the applicant's
	application file under Section 13.101 or 13.102, as appropriate.
	(e) The completed online application and information from
	the Department of Public Safety, including all copies of the
	applicant's digital signature on record, shall be provided to:
	(1) the voter registrar for the county where the
	applicant currently resides; and
	(2) the secretary of state for the statewide
	computerized voter registration list under Section 18.061.
	(f) An application submitted electronically under this
	section is considered for all purposes as an application submitted
	by mail under this title.
	(g) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to
	implement this section.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect December 1, 2022.