HB 2785
AN ACT relating to the display of certain information on the secretary of
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Modifies the online voter registration process by requiring the Texas Secretary of State's website to display a mandatory message when users complete a voter registration application. The message must clearly state that completing the online form does not automatically register a person to vote and that the application must still be submitted to the local voter registrar. The website must prevent users from proceeding further until they electronically acknowledge this information, ensuring voters understand the full registration process.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the display of certain information on the secretary of state's Internet website prior to the completion of an online voter BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 31.016, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: (f) If the secretary of state adopts a procedure for the completion of a voter registration application on the secretary of state's Internet website, on completion of the voter registration application, the Internet website must display a message requiring the applicant to electronically acknowledge that: (1) completion of the voter registration application does not constitute registration to vote; and (2) a completed voter registration application must be submitted to the applicable voter registrar. (g) The message required under Subsection (f) must appear in a format that prevents further interaction with the web page until the applicant executes the acknowledgement. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the display of certain information on the secretary of
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