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TX HB5107

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ron Reynolds

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes online voter registration through a secure website administered by the Secretary of State in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, allowing persons with unexpired Texas driver's licenses or personal identification cards to submit initial registration applications or updates electronically

  • Lowers the minimum age to apply for voter registration from 17 years and 10 months to 17 years

  • Creates same-day voter registration at polling places during early voting and election day, allowing unregistered but otherwise eligible voters to register and cast a provisional ballot upon presenting photo ID with current address

  • Requires two voter registrars to be present at each polling place while polls are open, and designates election officers serving early voting polling places as deputy voter registrars

  • Requires high school deputy registrars to annually report to the Secretary of State the number of registration forms distributed and number of eligible students, with the Secretary maintaining a public list of high schools and their compliance status

  • Extends the deadline for verifying and counting provisional ballots from the 9th to the 10th day after election day, and extends the local canvass deadline from the 11th to the 14th day after election day

Legislative Description

Relating to voter registration.

Education

Last Action

Referred to Elections

4/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Elections4/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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