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TX HB1802
Bill
Status
1/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Terri Leo-Wilson
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AI Summary
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Requires voter registration applications to include a Texas driver's license number or personal identification card number issued by the Department of Public Safety, eliminating the previous option to use the last four digits of a social security number or to state that no such numbers have been issued
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Creates a new second-degree felony offense for knowingly or intentionally applying to register to vote in Texas while not being a United States citizen, with prosecution possible under both this section and other applicable laws
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Mandates that voter registrars verify an applicant's citizenship status before approving registration applications, with the Secretary of State required to prescribe the necessary verification procedures
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Establishes different identification requirements for mail-in ballot applications based on registration date: voters registered before September 1, 2025 may use driver's license, personal ID, last four digits of SSN, or a statement of non-issuance; voters registered on or after September 1, 2025 must provide only a driver's license or personal identification card number
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Removes the space for social security numbers from official voter registration forms and eliminates provisions allowing applicants to state they have not been issued either a driver's license/ID number or social security number
Legislative Description
Relating to voter registration; creating criminal offenses.
Elections
Last Action
Referred to Elections
3/14/2025