Bill Text: TX HB3022 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 3022 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the delivery of voter registration applications.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-01 - Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. [HB3022 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB3022-Introduced.html

	85R5723 GRM-F

	By: Rodriguez of Bexar	H.B. No. 3022



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the delivery of voter registration applications.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 13.042, Election Code, is amended by
	amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read
	as follows:
	(a) A volunteer deputy registrar shall deliver in person, by
	mail, by common carrier, or by secure drop box, or by personal
	delivery through another designated volunteer deputy, to the
	registrar each completed voter registration application submitted
	to the deputy, as provided by this section. The secretary of state
	shall prescribe any procedures necessary to ensure the proper and
	timely delivery of completed applications that are not delivered in
	person by the volunteer deputy who receives them.
	(c) An application submitted after the 34th day and before
	the 29th day before the date of an election in which any qualified
	voter of the county is eligible to vote shall be delivered not later
	than 5 p.m. of the 29th day before election day, unless the voter
	registrar sets a specific later time. If the voter registrar sets a
	later time to accept applications, the deadline and location of
	acceptance must be posted on the voter registrar's website, if the
	county maintains a website, and all volunteer deputy registrars
	must be notified of the deadline and location of acceptance.
	(d) A voter registrar may create a secure drop box for a
	volunteer deputy registrar to deliver completed voter registration
	applications.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.