89R3548 AND-D     By: Reynolds H.B. No. 5107       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to voter registration.          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.  Section 13.001(b), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  To be eligible to apply for registration, a person must,   on the date the registration application is submitted to the   registrar, be at least 17 years [and 10 months] of age and satisfy   the requirements of Subsection (a) except for age.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 13.009 to read as follows:          Sec. 13.009.  ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION. (a) The   secretary of state shall, in coordination with the Department of   Public Safety, implement a program to allow a person with an   unexpired driver's license or personal identification card issued   in this state to complete a voter registration application over the   Internet from a secure Internet website.          (b)  The Internet website established under this section   must allow a person to submit:                (1)  an initial application for registration; and                (2)  an application to update a voter registration   record.          (c)  When a person submits an application under this section,   the secretary of state shall compare the information provided by   the applicant against Department of Public Safety records.          (d)  The completed online application and information from   the Department of Public Safety, including the applicant's digital   signature, shall be provided to:                (1)  the county voter registration office for the   county where the applicant currently resides; and                (2)  the secretary of state for the statewide   computerized voter registration list under Section 18.061.          (e)  An application electronically submitted under this   section is considered for all purposes as an application submitted   by mail under this title. A digital signature given as provided by   secretary of state rule meets the signature requirement under   Section 13.002(b).          (f)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to   implement this section.          SECTION 4.  Section 13.046, Election Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as   follows:          (d)  At least twice each school year, a high school deputy   registrar shall distribute an officially prescribed registration   application form to each student who is or will be 18 years of age or   older during that year, subject to rules prescribed by the   secretary of state. A high school deputy registrar shall annually   submit the number of registration application forms distributed   under this section and the number of students whose year of birth   was at least 18 years ago to the secretary of state.           (d-1)  The secretary of state shall publish and maintain on   the agency's Internet website a list of high schools to which   Subsection (d) applies and indicate whether the school is in   compliance with that subsection.           SECTION 5.  Chapter 62, Election Code, is amended by adding   Section 62.0015 to read as follows:          Sec. 62.0015.  VOTER REGISTRARS MUST BE PRESENT.  Two voter   registrars must be present at each polling place while the polls are   open.          SECTION 6.  Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding   Section 63.010 to read as follows:          Sec. 63.010.  REGISTRATION AT POLLING PLACE.  (a)  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   during voting by personal appearance for voting the ballot for the   precinct of the person's residence as shown by the identification   presented if, on the day the person offers to vote, the person:                (1)  submits a voter registration application that   complies with Section 13.002 to an election officer at the polling   place; and                (2)  presents as proof of residence a form of photo   identification described by Section 63.0101(a) that states the   person's current address.          (b)  The election officer shall return the original proof of   residence to the voter.          (c)  A person voting under this section shall vote a   provisional ballot in the manner provided by Section 63.011 except   that the person is not required to submit the affidavit under   Section 63.011(a).          (d)  For each registration corresponding to a ballot cast   under this section, the voter registrar shall review the   application and determine whether the applicant is eligible for   registration as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 13.  A   registration approved under this subsection takes effect on the   date the vote was cast.          (e)  The secretary of state may by rule:                (1)  designate additional documents that a person may   offer to prove the person's residence to register and vote under   this section; and                (2)  prescribe procedures to implement this section.          SECTION 7.  Section 65.051(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  The early voting ballot board shall verify and count   provisional ballots as provided by this subchapter not later than   the 10th [ninth] day after the date of an election.          SECTION 8.  Section 67.003(b), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  Each [Except as provided by Subsection (c), each] local   canvassing authority shall convene to conduct the local canvass at   the time set by the canvassing authority's presiding officer not   later than the 14th [11th] day after election day and not earlier   than the later of:                (1)  the third day after election day;                (2)  the date on which the early voting ballot board has   verified and counted all provisional ballots, if a provisional   ballot has been cast in the election; or                (3)  the date on which all timely received ballots cast   from addresses outside of the United States are counted, if a ballot   to be voted by mail in the election was provided to a person outside   of the United States.          SECTION 9.  Section 85.031(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  For each person entitled to vote an early voting ballot   by personal appearance or entitled to register at a polling place,   the early voting clerk shall follow the procedure for accepting or   registering a regular voter on election day, with the modifications   necessary for the conduct of early voting.          SECTION 10.  Section 67.003(c), Election Code, is repealed.          SECTION 11.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.