87R12369 MLH-D     By: Beckley H.B. No. 4177       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the identification required for voting of a voter with a   recent name change.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  A person whose name has changed not more than two years   before the date the person offers to vote may present   identification that shows a name of the voter that does not match   the name on the precinct list of registered voters if the person   also presents:                (1)  certified documentation of the name change that   shows:                      (A)  the name of the voter shown on the precinct   list of registered voters; and                      (B)  the name of the voter shown on the   identification presented; or                (2)  citizenship documentation that shows that the   voter recently took a new name as part of the citizenship process.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.