HB 3523

relating to the registration of military family members at a
polling place and related procedures.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 12.007 to read as follows:
Sec. 12.007.  CERTAIN ELECTION OFFICERS ARE VOTER
REGISTRARS.  The registrar shall appoint at least one election
officer serving each polling place for early voting by personal
appearance or on election day as a regular deputy registrar.
SECTION 2.  Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding
Section 63.010 to read as follows:
Sec. 63.010.  REGISTRATION OF MILITARY FAMILIES AT POLLING
PLACE; VOTING PROCEDURES.  (a)  In this section, "armed forces of
the United States" has the meaning assigned by Section 171.0251.
(b)  Other applicable provisions of this code apply to the
conduct of voting and to the registration of voters under this
section to the extent those provisions do not conflict with this
(c)  A person who would be eligible to vote in an election
under Section 11.001, but for the requirement to be a registered
voter, shall be accepted for voting at a polling place at which the
person would be allowed to vote if registered if, on the day the
(A)  is a member of the armed forces of the United
(B)  is the spouse, as indicated by an original or
certified copy of the person's marriage license, of a member of the
armed forces of the United States; or
(C)  is the child, as indicated by an original or
certified copy of the child's birth certificate or adoption order,
of a member of the armed forces of the United States;
(2)  the person submits a voter registration
application that complies with Section 13.002 to a voter registrar
(3)  the person presents an unexpired United States
military identification card, such as a common access card, that
includes the photograph of the person, the person's spouse, or the
person's parent, as applicable; and
(4)  the person presents as proof of identification:
(A)  a Texas driver's license, including a
temporary license or instruction permit, or personal
identification card issued to the person by the Department of
Public Safety that states the person's current address on the day
(B)  orders issued by the United States military
requiring the member of the armed forces of the United States
described by Subdivision (1) to actively serve within this state;
(C)  a utility bill addressed to the member of the
armed forces of the United States described by Subdivision (1)
dated not earlier than the 30th day before the date the person seeks
(d)  Persons voting under this section shall be processed
separately at the polling place from persons who are voting under
(e)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules to ensure the
accountability of election officers and to fairly implement this
SECTION 3.  Section 85.031(a), Election Code, is amended to
(a)  For each person entitled to vote an early voting ballot
by personal appearance or who is entitled to register at a polling
place, the early voting clerk shall follow the procedure for
accepting a regular voter on election day, with the modifications
necessary for the conduct of early voting.
SECTION 4.  The secretary of state shall adopt rules as
required by Section 63.010, Election Code, as added by this Act, not
SECTION 5.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an election for which early voting by personal appearance begins on
SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.