85R1966 ADM-D     By: Rodríguez S.B. No. 167       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the registration of voters at a polling place during   early voting by personal appearance 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.  Section 65.054, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:          (b-1)  A provisional ballot cast under Section 85.0312 shall   be accepted if the voter registrar determines the applicant is   eligible for registration under Section 85.0312(d).          SECTION 3.  Subchapter B, Chapter 85, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 85.0312 to read as follows:          Sec. 85.0312.  REGISTRATION AT POLLING PLACE DURING EARLY   VOTING.  (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 early 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)  a Texas driver's license, including a   temporary license or instruction permit, or personal   identification card issued to the person by the Department of   Public Safety that states the person's current address on the day   the person seeks to vote; or                      (B)  a utility bill addressed to the person dated   not earlier than the 30th day before the date the person seeks to   vote, and:                            (i)  a driver's license or personal   identification card issued to the person by the Department of   Public Safety that has not expired or that expired no earlier than   60 days before the date of presentation;                            (ii)  a United States military   identification card that contains the person's photograph that has   not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date   of presentation;                            (iii)  a United States citizenship   certificate issued to the person that contains the person's   photograph;                            (iv)  a United States passport issued to the   person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days   before the date of presentation;                            (v)  a license to carry a handgun issued to   the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired   or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of   presentation; or                            (vi)  a student identification card issued   by a public or private institution of higher education located in   this state that contains the person's photograph.          (b)  The election officer shall make a copy of the proof of   residence submitted under Subsection (a)(2) and attach it to the   registration application.  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 copy of the proof of residence and determine   whether the applicant is eligible for registration as provided by   Subchapter C, Chapter 13.  The registrar shall inform the early   voting ballot board of a determination made under this subsection.     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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.