88R7353 LRM-F     By: Leo-Wilson H.B. No. 2123       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to verifying the citizenship of an applicant for voter   registration; creating a criminal offense.          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 and, if the applicant is not registering under Subchapter   C, Chapter 20, a copy of one of the following documents or an   initialed acknowledgment by a volunteer deputy registrar that one   of the following documents has been presented:                      (A)  a United States passport or passport card   issued to the person;                      (B)  a certified copy of a birth certificate   issued by a United States state or territory, or the District of   Columbia;                      (C)  United States citizenship papers issued to   the person;                      (D)  identification issued by the agency of the   United States responsible for citizenship and immigration; or                      (E)  for citizens born abroad, a certificate of   report of birth or consular report of birth abroad issued by the   United States Department of State;                (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)  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 13.039, Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 13.039.  REVIEW OF APPLICATION. (a) On receipt of a   registration application, a volunteer deputy registrar shall   review it for completeness in the applicant's presence and verify   the applicant's citizenship using the citizenship document   required by Section 13.002(c)(3) by marking the application with an   initial.          (b)  If the application does not contain all the required   information, such as [and] the required signature and proof of   citizenship, the volunteer deputy shall return the application to   the applicant for completion and resubmission.          (c)  A volunteer deputy registrar commits an offense if the   volunteer deputy registrar fails to verify the citizenship of an   applicant under Subsection (a) or submits an application for voter   registration for an applicant who is not a citizen.          (d)  If a voter registrar receives proof a volunteer deputy   registrar has committed an offense under this section, the voter   registrar shall:                (1)  revoke the volunteer deputy's certification and   appointment;                (2)  prohibit the volunteer deputy from reappointment   for at least five years; and                 (3)  report the incident to the county or district   attorney.          (e)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.