Relating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary elections.

HB 2074 would allow Texas residents who will turn 18 by the date of the general election for state and county offices to vote in the preceding primary elections. Specifically, it amends the Election Code to permit 17-year-olds (who will be 18 by the general election) to register and vote in primaries if they meet all other voter requirements, such as citizenship and residency. The bill requires voter registrars to send written notices clarifying that these voters can only participate in primary elections - not general elections - until they actually turn 18. This change applies only to primaries determining party nominees for the upcoming general election, not to other elections. The bill is currently pending in the Elections Committee.