Bill Text: TX HB448 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-11 - Referred to Elections [HB448 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB448-Introduced.html
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| By: Alonzo | H.B. No. 448 | |
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| relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and | ||
| related procedures. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Section 63.0091 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 63.0091. REGISTRATION AT POLLING PLACE; VOTING | ||
| PROCEDURES. (a) This section applies to the conduct of voting and | ||
| to the registration of voters notwithstanding and in addition to | ||
| other applicable provisions of this code. | ||
| (b) A person who would be eligible to vote in an election | ||
| under Section 11.001, but for the requirement to be a registered | ||
| voter, shall be accepted for voting in the precinct of the person's | ||
| residence if, on the day the person offers to vote, the person: | ||
| (1) submits a voter registration application that | ||
| complies with Section 13.002; and | ||
| (2) presents proof of identification in one of the | ||
| following forms: | ||
| (A) a driver's license, license to carry a | ||
| concealed handgun, or personal identification card issued to the | ||
| person by the Department of Public Safety, regardless of whether | ||
| the license or card has expired; | ||
| (B) official mail addressed to the person by name | ||
| from a governmental entity; | ||
| (C) a copy of a current utility bill, bank | ||
| statement, government check, paycheck, or other government | ||
| document that shows the name and address of the voter; or | ||
| (D) any other form of identification prescribed | ||
| by the secretary of state that establishes the person's residence. | ||
| (c) Persons voting under this section shall be processed | ||
| separately at the polling place from persons who are voting under | ||
| regular procedures. | ||
| (d) The secretary of state shall prescribe the procedures | ||
| necessary to implement this section and to ensure the proper and | ||
| orderly conduct of elections. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
