Texas Election Code
§ 63.001 — REGULAR PROCEDURE FOR ACCEPTING VOTER
EL § 63.001Title 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS · Ch. 63. ACCEPTING VOTER
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as otherwise provided by this code, acceptance of voters shall be conducted as provided by this section and Section 63.0011.
(b)Except as provided by Subsection (h), on offering to vote, a voter must present to an election officer at the polling place:
(1)one form of photo identification listed in Section 63.0101(a); or
(2)one form of identification listed in Section 63.0101(b) accompanied by the declaration described by Subsection (i).
(c)On presentation of the documentation required under Subsection (b), an election officer shall determine whether the voter's name on the documentation is on the list of registered voters for the precinct. If in making a determination under this subsection the election officer determines under standards adopted by the secretary of state that the voter's name on the documentation is substantially similar to but does not match exactly with the name on the list, the voter shall be accepted for voting under Subsection (d) if the voter submits an affidavit stating that the voter is the person on the list of registered voters. (c-1) An election officer may not refuse to accept documentation presented to meet the requirements of Subsection (b) solely because the address on the documentation does not match the address on the list of registered voters.
(d)If, as determined under Subsection (c), the voter's name is on the precinct list of registered voters and the voter's identity can be verified from the documentation presented under Subsection (b), the voter shall be accepted for voting. An election officer may not question the reasonableness of an impediment sworn to by a voter in a declaration described by Subsection (i).
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 14), Sec. 9, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 5), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2018.