Bill Amendment: TX SB1070 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature

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Bill Title: Relating to the interstate voter registration crosscheck program.

Status: 2023-06-18 - Effective on 9/1/23 [SB1070 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB1070-House_Amendment_H_2_2-Bucy.html

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Amend SB 1070 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 14, strike "who have been convicted of a felony" and substitute "who are not qualified under Section 11.002(a)(4)".

(2)  On page 1, lines 23-24, strike "who are not eligible to vote for another reason, including a felony conviction" and substitute "who are not qualified under Section 11.002(a)(4)".

(3)  On page 2, strike lines 4 through 7 and substitute the following:

(b)  A system developed under this section and any vendor involved with the system must comply with:

(1)  the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Section 20501 et seq.) and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Section 20901 et seq.); and

(2)  all state and federal laws relating to the protection of personal information.

(4)  On page 2, between lines 24 and 25, insert the following:

(h)  The secretary of state may not contract with a private sector data system under Subsection (a)(2) unless the system:

(1)  requires a background check for each employee of a potential vendor for the system; and

(2)  uses data from the National Change of Address database.

(i)  In addition to using a system described by Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall use data from the National Change of Address database to identify voters whose addresses have changed for the purpose of preventing duplication of registration in more than one state or jurisdiction.