Relating to voter registration at polling places.
SB 979 requires every Texas polling place to serve as a voter registration agency. Election officials must offer registration forms to all eligible voters present at the polls who are not already registered, using the state's official form. The bill removes the requirement for polling places to provide declination forms (for those who refuse registration) and mandates that officials notify unregistered voters they cannot vote in the current election. This directly affects voters who arrive at polling locations without prior registration but are otherwise eligible to vote. The bill makes voter registration an automatic, on-site option at all polling places during election hours.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
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Feb 13, 2025
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Referred to State Affairs
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sarah Eckhardt
DDemocratic
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