85R1140 SRS-D     By: Dutton H.B. No. 159       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to electronic voter registration.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 13.002, Election Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  A person desiring to register to vote must submit an   application to the registrar of the county in which the person   resides.  Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (e) and   (e-1), an application must be submitted by personal delivery, by   mail, or by telephonic facsimile machine in accordance with   Sections 13.143(d) and (d-2).          (e-1)  A registrar shall adopt procedures to allow a person   to complete a voter registration application over the Internet.   The secretary of state shall review any procedures adopted under   this section to ensure the procedures comply with the provisions of   this code.          SECTION 2.  Section 13.072, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:          (e)  A registrar may not reject an application that was   forwarded to the registrar under Subsection (d) because the   application was submitted electronically.          SECTION 3.  The voter registrar of a county must adopt   procedures for the acceptance of voter registration applications   under Section 13.002(e-1), Election Code, as added by this Act, not   later than September 1, 2017.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the   legislative session.