HB1312 - Relating to a person submitting proof of citizenship to verify eligibility to vote in Texas.

      By: Hickland H.B. No. 1312       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a person submitting proof of citizenship to verify   eligibility to vote in Texas.          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)     To the extent permitted by the National Voter   Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Section 20501 et seq.) and   Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. , 570 U.S. 1 (2013), , 570 U.S. 1 (2013),   the secretary of state shall prescribe rules that require a person   to submit to the registrar proof of citizenship to determine voter   eligibility.          SECTION 2.  (a) Not later than January 1, 2026, the   secretary of state shall request that the federal Election   Assistance Commission alter the mail voter registration   application form requirements described in the National Voter   Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Section 20501 et seq.) to   include a requirement that applicants submit documented proof of   citizenship as a condition to registration in Texas.          (b)  If the commission fails to comply before the 180th day   following the secretary of state's request under this section, the   attorney general shall seek enforcement in a court of law.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.