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TX HB5034

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Harrison

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires voter registration applicants without a Texas driver's license, state-issued personal identification card, or social security number to provide a document confirming citizenship status (such as a U.S. passport or citizenship certificate)

  • Mandates that official voter registration forms include a statement listing the citizenship-confirming documents required for applicants lacking standard identification numbers

  • Restricts acceptable photo identification for voting by excluding driver's licenses issued to non-citizens under specific Transportation Code provisions, and shortens the expiration grace period for DPS-issued IDs from four years to one year

  • Adds new requirements for federal postcard applications (used by military and overseas voters) including photocopies of a valid U.S. passport or military ID, proof of foreign address, and a signed affidavit attesting to the accuracy of the application

  • Allows balloting materials for overseas/military voters to be delivered either by airmail or electronic transmission, with returned ballots required to include the new documentation requirements

Legislative Description

Relating to eligibility requirements for voting.

Elections

Last Action

Referred to Elections

4/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Elections4/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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