89R3908 LRM-D     By: Harrison H.B. No. 5034       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to eligibility requirements for voting.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 13.002(c), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (c)  A registration application must include:                (1)  the applicant's first name, middle name, if any,   last name, and former name, if any;                (2)  the month, day, and year of the applicant's birth;                (3)  a statement that the applicant is a United States   citizen;                (4)  a statement that the applicant is a resident of the   county;                (5)  a statement that the applicant has not been   determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate   jurisdiction to be:                      (A)  totally mentally incapacitated; or                      (B)  partially mentally incapacitated without the   right to vote;                (6)  a statement that the applicant has not been   finally convicted of a felony or that the applicant is a felon   eligible for registration under Section 13.001;                (7)  the applicant's residence address or, if the   residence has no address, the address at which the applicant   receives mail and a concise description of the location of the   applicant's residence;                (8)  the following information:                      (A)  the applicant's Texas driver's license number   or the number of a personal identification card issued by the   Department of Public Safety;                      (B)  if the applicant has not been issued a number   described by Paragraph (A), the last four digits of the applicant's   social security number; or                      (C)  if the applicant has not been issued a number   described by Paragraph (A) or (B), a document listed under Section   63.0101(a) that confirms the applicant's citizenship status [a   statement by the applicant that the applicant has not been issued a   number described by Paragraph (A) or (B)];                (9)  if the application is made by an agent, a statement   of the agent's relationship to the applicant; and                (10)  the city and county in which the applicant   formerly resided.          SECTION 2.  Section 13.122(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  In addition to the other statements and spaces for   entering information that appear on an officially prescribed   registration application form, each official form must include:                (1)  the statement: "I understand that giving false   information to procure a voter registration is perjury and a crime   under state and federal law.";                (2)  a space for the applicant's registration number;                (3)  a space for the applicant's Texas driver's license   number or number of a personal identification card issued by the   Department of Public Safety;                (4)  a space for the applicant's telephone number;                (5)  a space for the applicant's social security   number;                (6)  a space for the applicant's sex;                (7)  a statement indicating that the furnishing of the   applicant's telephone number and sex is optional;                (8)  a space or box for indicating whether the   applicant or voter is submitting new registration information or a   change in current registration information;                (9)  a statement instructing a voter who is using the   form to make a change in current registration information to enter   the voter's name and the changed information in the appropriate   spaces on the form;                (10)  a statement that if the applicant declines to   register to vote, that fact will remain confidential and will be   used only for voter registration purposes;                (11)  a statement that if the applicant does register   to vote, information regarding the agency or office to which the   application is submitted will remain confidential and will be used   only for voter registration purposes;                (12)  a space or box for indicating whether the   applicant is interested in working as an election judge;                (13)  a statement listing the documents confirming   citizenship status an applicant must include if the applicant does   not have a Texas driver's license number or personal identification   card number issued by the Department of Public Safety, or a social   security number;                (14)  a statement warning that a conviction for making   a false statement may result in imprisonment for up to the maximum   amount of time provided by law, a fine of up to the maximum amount   provided by law, or both the imprisonment and the fine; and                (15) [(14)]  any other voter registration information   required by federal law or considered appropriate and required by   the secretary of state.          SECTION 3.  Section 63.0101(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  The following documentation is an acceptable form of   photo identification under this chapter:                (1)  one of the following forms of identification   issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not   expired or that expired no earlier than one year before the date of   presentation:                      (A)  a driver's license, not including a driver's   license subject to Section 521.271(a-2), (a-3), or (a-4) or   521.2711(c), Transportation Code;                      (B)  an election identification certificate;[,]   or                      (C)  a personal identification card [issued to the   person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or   that expired no earlier than four years before the date of   presentation];                (2)  a United States military identification card that   contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that   expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation;                (3)  a United States citizenship certificate issued to   the person that contains the person's photograph;                (4)  a United States passport book or card issued to the   person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four   years before the date of presentation; or                (5)  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 four years before the date of presentation.          SECTION 4.  Section 114.004, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  The federal postcard application must include:                (1)  a photocopy of the applicant's unexpired, valid   United States passport or current, unexpired military   identification card;                 (2)  a photocopy of a lease, bank statement, utility   bill, or other document that shows the name and foreign address of   the applicant; and                (3)  a signed affidavit that each of the statements in   the application are correct and true.          SECTION 5.  Section 114.007, Election Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (a-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  The balloting materials provided under this chapter   must:                (1)  [shall] be airmailed to the voter free of United   States postage, as provided by the federal Uniformed and Overseas   Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 [42] U.S.C. Section 20301 [1973ff]   et seq.), in an envelope labeled "Official Election Balloting   Material--via Airmail[.]"; or                (2)  be provided via electronic transmission of an   image of the application under procedures prescribed by the   secretary of state.          (a-1)  The secretary of state shall provide early voting   clerks with instructions on compliance with this section   [subsection].          (c)  A ballot voted under this chapter may be returned to the   early voting clerk by mail, common or contract carrier, or courier   and must include the material required under Section 114.004(d).          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.