Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that amends election law to determine voter eligibility using a variety of public records.

Highlights:

• Specifies the following information furnished on a registration application is confidential and does not constitute public information (Sec. 2.c):

• A social security number;

• A Texas driver's license number;

• A number of a personal identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety;

• Establishes a copy of the original registration application containing the voter's original signature must be submitted by personal delivery or mail and be received by the registrar not later than the fourth business day after the transmission by telephonic facsimile machine for a registration application to be effective (Sec. 5).

• Requires each voter registration certificate issued to contain the jurisdictional or distinguishing number for the following territorial units in which the voter resides, as determined by the voter registrar (Sec. 6-16):

• Congressional district;

• State senatorial district;

• State representative district;

• Commissioners precinct;

• Justice precinct;

• City election precinct; and

• School district election precinct.

• Specifies if the name of a voter appears on the suspense list, the voter's name will be deleted from the list on the date the voter provides a completed application to register to vote (Sec. 8).

• Requires the registrar to cancel a voter's registration immediately on receipt of (Sec. 12.a):

• Notice that the voter's residence is outside the county;

• An abstract of the voter's death certificate under or an abstract of an application indicating that the voter is deceased;

• An abstract of a final judgment of the voter's total mental incapacity, partial mental incapacity without the right to vote, conviction of a felony, or disqualification;

• Notice that the voter has applied for a limited ballot in another county;

• Notice from a voter registration official in another state that the voter has registered to vote outside this state;

• Notice from the early voting clerk that a federal postcard application submitted by an applicant states a voting residence address located outside the registrar's county; or

• Notice from the secretary of state that the voter has registered to vote in another county, as determined by the voter's driver's license number or personal identification card number issued by the Department of Public Safety or social security number.

• Requires an additional copy of each list be furnished for use in early voting and as needed in order to ensure all voters eligible to vote in an election appear correctly on the original list (Sec. 16).

• Requires the general custodian of election records to electronically submit to the secretary of state the record of each voter participating in the election no later than 30 days after the date of the primary, runoff primary, or general election or any special election ordered by the governor, (Sec. 19).

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