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  89R13103 MPF-D     By: Ward Johnson H.B. No. 3691       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to electronic submission of an application for an early   voting ballot by mail by certain persons.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 84.001(b) and (d), Election Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (b)  Subject to Section 1.011 and except as provided by   Section 84.0091 , an application must be submitted in writing and   signed by the applicant using ink on paper.  An electronic signature   or photocopied signature is not permitted except as provided by   Section 84.0091 .          (d)  An application must be submitted [ by mail ] to the early   voting clerk for the election who serves the election precinct of   the applicant's residence.          SECTION 2.  Section 84.007(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Sections 84.008 , [ and ] 84.009, and   84.0091, an application for a ballot to be voted by mail must be   submitted as provided by this section.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter A, Chapter 84, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 84.0091 to read as follows:           Sec.   84.0091.     SUBMITTING CERTAIN APPLICATIONS FOR BALLOT   VOTED BY MAIL: ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION.   (a)   The secretary of state   shall implement a program to allow a person 65 years of age or older   to complete an application for an early voting ballot by mail over   the Internet from the official website of this state and from the   Internet website of the county in which the person is registered to   vote. The program must:                 (1)     permit an applicant to electronically sign the   application;                   (2)     deliver a completed application to the early   voting clerk for the election who serves the election precinct of   the applicant's residence; and                 (3)     permit an applicant to check the status of the   applicant's application.           (b)     The program implemented under Subsection (a) must   require a person 65 years of age or older to provide the following   information before allowing the person to complete an application   for an early voting ballot by mail:                 (1)     the person's name and voter registration number or   registration address;                 (2)     the person's driver's license number or personal   identification card number issued by the Department of Public   Safety; and                 (3)     the last four digits of the person's social   security number.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.