Bill Text: TX SB38 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the use of certain information regarding voter qualification.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-08-06 - Filed [SB38 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB38-Introduced.html
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| By: Perry | S.B. No. 38 | |
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| relating to the use of certain information regarding voter | ||
| qualification. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 16.0332, Election Code, is amended by | ||
| amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (d), and (e) | ||
| to read as follows: | ||
| (a) After the registrar receives notification [ |
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| under Subsection (a-1) of this section, Section 18.068 of this | ||
| code, or Section 62.113, Government Code, of persons excused or | ||
| disqualified from jury service because of citizenship status or | ||
| notification of persons who indicate a lack of citizenship status | ||
| in connection with a motor vehicle or Department of Public Safety | ||
| record, the registrar shall deliver to each registered voter whose | ||
| name appears on the list a written notice requiring the voter to | ||
| submit to the registrar proof of United States citizenship in the | ||
| form of a certified copy of the voter's birth certificate, United | ||
| States passport, or certificate of naturalization or any other form | ||
| prescribed by the secretary of state. The notice shall be delivered | ||
| by forwardable mail to the mailing address on the voter's | ||
| registration application and to any new address of the voter known | ||
| to the registrar. | ||
| (a-1) The secretary of state shall enter into an agreement | ||
| with the Department of Public Safety under which information in the | ||
| existing statewide computerized voter registration list is | ||
| compared against information in the database of the Department of | ||
| Public Safety on a monthly basis to verify the accuracy of | ||
| citizenship status information previously provided on voter | ||
| registration applications. | ||
| (d) The secretary of state shall prescribe rules for the | ||
| administration of this section. | ||
| (e) Not later than December 31 of each year, the secretary | ||
| of state shall provide a report to the legislature of the number of | ||
| voter registrations canceled under this section during the calendar | ||
| year. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 18.068, Election Code, is amended by | ||
| amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (a) The secretary of state shall quarterly compare the | ||
| information received under Section 16.001 of this code and Sections | ||
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| computerized voter registration list. If the secretary determines | ||
| that a voter on the registration list is deceased or has been | ||
| excused or disqualified from jury service because the voter is not a | ||
| citizen or a resident of the county in which the voter is registered | ||
| to vote, the secretary shall send notice of the determination to: | ||
| (1) the voter registrar of the counties considered | ||
| appropriate by the secretary; and | ||
| (2) the attorney general, who shall quarterly review | ||
| the information to investigate whether a person has committed an | ||
| offense under Section 13.007 or other law. | ||
| (a-1) The secretary of state is not required to send notice | ||
| under Subsection (a) for a voter who is subject to an exemption from | ||
| jury service under Section 62.106, Government Code. | ||
| SECTION 3. Section 62.113(b), Government Code, is amended | ||
| to read as follows: | ||
| (b) On the third business day of each month, the clerk shall | ||
| send a copy of the list of persons excused or disqualified because | ||
| of citizenship in the previous month to: | ||
| (1) the voter registrar of the county; | ||
| (2) the secretary of state; and | ||
| (3) the attorney general and the county or district | ||
| attorney[ |
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| person committed an offense under Section 13.007, Election Code, or | ||
| other law. | ||
| SECTION 4. Sections 62.114(b) and (c), Government Code, are | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| (b) On the third business day of each month, the clerk shall | ||
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| persons excused or disqualified in the previous month because the | ||
| persons do not reside in the county to: | ||
| (1) the voter registrar of the county; | ||
| (2) the secretary of state; and | ||
| (3) the attorney general and the county or district | ||
| attorney for an investigation of whether the person committed an | ||
| offense under Section 13.007, Election Code, or other law. | ||
| (c) A list compiled under this section may not be used for a | ||
| purpose other than a purpose described by Subsection (b) or Section | ||
| 15.081 or 18.068, Election Code. | ||
| SECTION 5. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the | ||
| last day of the legislative session. | ||
