HB 3691

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
(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
(d)  An application must be submitted [by mail] to the early
voting clerk for the election who serves the election precinct of
SECTION 2.  Section 84.007(a), Election Code, is amended to
(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
(1)  permit an applicant to electronically sign the
(2)  deliver a completed application to the early
voting clerk for the election who serves the election precinct of
(3)  permit an applicant to check the status of the
(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
(2)  the person's driver's license number or personal
identification card number issued by the Department of Public
(3)  the last four digits of the person's social
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.