HB 3936

relating to the cancellation of all voter registrations following
each presidential election; making conforming changes to voter
registration and maintenance procedures.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 13.142(c), Election Code, is amended to
(c)  An initial certificate takes effect on the effective
date of the registration and expires on the [following] January 1
immediately following the next gubernatorial election [of an
SECTION 2.  Sections 14.001(a), (c), and (d), Election Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(a)  On or after November 15 but before December 6 of each
[odd-numbered] year with a gubernatorial election, the registrar
shall issue a voter registration certificate to each voter in the
county whose registration is effective on the preceding November 14
and whose name does not appear on the suspense list.
(c)  A renewal certificate is valid until the [for two years
beginning on] January 1 immediately following the next presidential
(d)  At the time the registrar issues an initial certificate
for a voter whose registration will be effective after November 14
of each [an odd-numbered] year with a gubernatorial election and
before January 1 of the following year, the registrar shall also
issue the voter a renewal certificate.
SECTION 3.  Section 14.023(a), Election Code, is amended to
(a)  After January 1 but not later than March 1 of each
[even-numbered] year, the registrar shall deliver a confirmation
notice in accordance with Section 15.051 to each voter whose name
appears on the suspense list under this subchapter.
SECTION 4.  Section 16.032, Election Code, is amended to
Sec. 16.032.  CANCELLATION FOLLOWING END OF SUSPENSE LIST
PERIOD.  If on January 1 [November 30] following the first [second]
general election for state and county officers that occurs after
the date the voter's name is entered on the suspense list a
registered voter's name appears on the suspense list, the registrar
shall cancel the voter's registration unless the name is to be
deleted from the list under Section 15.022 or 15.023.
SECTION 5.  Subchapter B, Chapter 16, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 16.040 to read as follows:
Sec. 16.040.  CANCELLATION FOLLOWING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, on January 1
of each year immediately following a presidential election, the
registrar shall cancel all voter registrations.
(b)  A cancellation under this section may not be challenged
or reinstated under this chapter.
(c)  Following cancellation under this section, a person
desiring to register to vote must submit an application for
SECTION 6.  Section 16.061, Election Code, is amended to
Sec. 16.061.  RIGHT TO CHALLENGE CANCELLATION.  A person
whose voter registration is canceled may challenge the cancellation
at a hearing before the registrar.  This section does not apply to a
person whose voter registration is canceled under Section 16.040.
SECTION 7.  Sections 13.142(c) and 14.001(c), Election Code,
as amended by this Act, apply only to a voter registration
certificate for which an application is received by the voter
registrar on or after September 1, 2025.
SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.