HB892 - Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote.

  89R2278 PRL-D     By: Cain H.B. No. 892       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to   register to vote.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 13.002, Election Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  A person desiring to register to vote must submit an   application and proof of citizenship as required under Subsection   (a-1) to the registrar of the county in which the person resides.     Except as provided by Subsection (e), an application must be   submitted by personal delivery, by mail, or by telephonic facsimile   machine in accordance with Sections 13.143(d) and (d-2).           (a-1)     A person desiring to register to vote shall submit to   the registrar a copy of one of the following documents:                 (1)     a United States passport or passport card issued   to the person;                 (2)     a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a   United States state or territory, or the District of Columbia;                   (3)     United States citizenship papers issued to the   person;                 (4)     identification issued by the agency of the United   States responsible for citizenship and immigration; or                 (5)     for citizens born abroad, a certificate of report   of birth or consular report of birth abroad issued by the United   States Department of State.          SECTION 2.  Section 13.039(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (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 proof of citizenship required by Section 13.002(a-1) .          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2026, but only   if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature,   Regular Session, 2025, to require a person to submit proof of   citizenship to register to vote is approved by the voters. If that   amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.