Bill > HB614

This bill modifies procedures for voting after changing residence to another county in Texas, primarily by establishing a new provisional voting mechanism. Under the new Section 63.007, a voter who has moved to a new county can cast a provisional ballot if they were eligible to vote in their previous county, are still registered there, do not have an effective voter registration in the new county, and vote during early voting or at an appropriate polling place. The bill requires the voter registrar to notify the previous county within 30 days that the voter was accepted for voting. The legislation also updates various related sections of the Election Code to reference this new provisional voting process, removes references to "limited ballots", and repeals Chapter 112 of the Election Code. Additionally, the bill grants election officers serving at polling places the status of deputy voter registrars, mandates that voter registration certificates explain the procedure for voting after changing counties, and requires the Secretary of State to adopt implementation rules by December 1, 2025, with the full act taking effect on January 1, 2026. The primary goal is to make it easier for voters who have recently moved between counties to exercise their right to vote.

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