Verifying citizenship of individuals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator's licenses and identification cards. (FE)

What it would have done

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law requires the administrator of the Elections Commission to enter into an agreement with the secretary of transportation to match personally identifiable information on the official voter registration list with the information maintained by DOT. Under the bill, the agreement with DOT must also provide for the commission to review the information maintained by DOT to verify that individuals on the registration list are U.S. citizens. The bill also requires the commission to verify that individuals on the official registration list are U.S. citizens by using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database maintained by the federal Department of Homeland Security. Under the bill, the commission must conduct the verifications 60 days before the distribution of absentee ballots to voters before an election.

The bill also requires DOT to place on the face of an operator's license or identification card issued to a person who is not a U.S. citizen, the words “Not valid for voting purposes” or another readily recognizable indication that the license may not be accepted for voter identification purposes.

Who's behind it

6 senators are its authors⁠. All 6 are Republicans.

25 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DOT
• Fiscal Estimate From ELEC

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment Histories