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TX SB2057
Bill
Status
3/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tan Parker
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AI Summary
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Requires voter registration applicants to submit documentary proof of citizenship, including a U.S. passport, certified birth certificate, citizenship papers, USCIS-issued identification, or consular report of birth abroad for citizens born overseas
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Creates a "limited federal ballot" category allowing applicants whose citizenship cannot be verified through database checks to vote only in U.S. Senate and House races, not state or local elections
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Establishes state jail felony offenses for registrars who knowingly fail to reject ineligible applications or fail to verify citizenship status, and for non-citizens who knowingly apply to register to vote
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Mandates registrars verify citizenship within 10 days for federal form applications by checking DPS databases, Social Security Administration, USCIS SAVE program, and other available databases
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Requires the Attorney General to review all registered voters who lack proof of citizenship documentation, submit a report by March 31, 2026, and prosecute illegal registration offenses; directs Secretary of State to request the federal Election Assistance Commission add citizenship proof requirements to federal voter registration forms by January 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote; creating criminal offenses.
Elections
Last Action
Referred to State Affairs
3/17/2025