85R4263 JRJ-D     By: Rodriguez of Bexar H.B. No. 955       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   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.  Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 12.007 to read as follows:          Sec. 12.007.  CERTAIN ELECTION OFFICERS ARE VOTER   REGISTRARS.  An election officer serving a polling place for early   voting by personal appearance is a deputy voter registrar and has   the same authority as a regular deputy registrar.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding   Section 63.010 to read as follows:          Sec. 63.010.  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;                (2)  presents the proof of identification required by   Section 63.001 and, if that identification does not establish the   person's residence, one of the following forms of identification:                      (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;   and                (3)  completes and signs a voter registration   affidavit, in a form prescribed by the secretary of state, that   contains the following oath:   I, ____________, HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF   PERJURY THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I HAVE NOT,   NOR WILL I, CAST MORE THAN ONE BALLOT IN THIS ELECTION.          (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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.