85R1297 ATP-F     By: Garcia S.B. No. 143       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter   registration application.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 13.073, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  In providing a written or oral reason for rejection   under Subsection (a) or (b), the registrar shall identify which   section or sections of the application resulted in the rejection.   For each section identified, the registrar shall specify if the   section was incomplete, was improperly filled out, or contained   information identifying the applicant as ineligible to vote.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.