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.

SB 630 allows 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. It amends voting registration rules to permit 17-year-olds (who will be 18 by the general election date) to register and vote in primaries, provided they meet all other voter requirements except age. The bill requires election officials to send written notices to these voters clarifying they can only vote in primaries until they turn 18. This change specifically applies to primary elections for candidates who will run in the general election, not to general elections themselves. The bill is currently pending in the State Affairs committee.