By: King of Parker, Christian, Macias,	H.B. No. 626
	Paxton, Crabb, et al.

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the procedures for registering to vote.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 13.002(c), Election Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(c)  A registration application must include:
	(1)  the applicant's first name, middle name, if any,
	last name, and former name, if any;
	(2)  the month, day, and year of the applicant's birth;
	(3)  a statement that the applicant is a United States
	citizen and, unless the applicant was a registered voter in this
	state on September 1, 2007:
	(A)  if a citizen by birth, the city, county,
	state, and country of birth; or
	(B)  if a naturalized citizen:
	(i)  the city, state, and year of taking the
	naturalization oath; or
	(ii)  the applicant's alien registration
	number;
	(4)  a statement that the applicant is a resident of the
	county;
	(5)  a statement that the applicant has not been
	determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court;
	(6)  a statement that the applicant has not been
	finally convicted of a felony or that the applicant is a felon
	eligible for registration under Section 13.001;
	(7)  the applicant's residence address or, if the
	residence has no address, the address at which the applicant
	receives mail and a concise description of the location of the
	applicant's residence;
	(8)  the following information:
	(A)  the applicant's Texas driver's license number
	or the number of a personal identification card issued by the
	Department of Public Safety or a statement by the applicant that the
	applicant has not been issued a driver's license or personal
	identification card; or
	(B)  if the applicant has not been issued a number
	described by Paragraph (A), the last four digits of the applicant's
	social security number or a statement by the applicant that the
	applicant has not been issued a social security number;
	(9)  if the application is made by an agent, a statement
	of the agent's relationship to the applicant; and
	(10)  the city and county in which the applicant
	formerly resided.
	SECTION 2.  Section 13.072, Election Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
	follows:
	(a)  Unless the registrar challenges the applicant, the
	registrar shall approve the application if:
	(1)  the registrar determines that an application
	complies with Section 13.002 and indicates that the applicant is
	eligible for registration; [and]
	(2)  for an applicant who has not included a statement
	described by Section 13.002(c)(8) [13.002(c)(8)(C)], the registrar
	verifies with the secretary of state:
	(A)  the applicant's Texas driver's license number
	or number of a personal identification card issued by the
	Department of Public Safety; or
	(B)  the last four digits of the applicant's
	social security number; and
	(3)  using the information provided under Section
	13.002(c)(3), the registrar verifies with the secretary of state
	that the applicant is a United States citizen.
	(e)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules and enter into
	any necessary agreements to verify the citizenship of an applicant
	as required by Subsection (a)(3).  The secretary of state shall
	adopt rules that provide that an applicant whose citizenship cannot
	be verified under this section may execute an affidavit stating
	that the applicant is a United States citizen. An affidavit
	executed under this subsection creates a rebuttable presumption
	that the applicant is a United States citizen.
	SECTION 3.  Section 406.024, Government Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
	follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A] notary
	public or its employer may charge the following fees:
	(1)  for protesting a bill or note for nonacceptance or
	nonpayment, register and seal, a fee of $4;
	(2)  for each notice of protest, a fee of $1;
	(3)  for protesting in all other cases, a fee of $4;
	(4)  for certificate and seal to a protest, a fee of $4;
	(5)  for taking the acknowledgment or proof of a deed or
	other instrument in writing, for registration, including
	certificate and seal, a fee of $6 for the first signature and $1 for
	each additional signature;
	(6)  for administering an oath or affirmation with
	certificate and seal, a fee of $6;
	(7)  for a certificate under seal not otherwise
	provided for, a fee of $6;
	(8)  for a copy of a record or paper in the notary
	public's office, a fee of 50 cents for each page;
	(9)  for taking the deposition of a witness, 50 cents
	for each 100 words;
	(10)  for swearing a witness to a deposition,
	certificate, seal, and other business connected with taking the
	deposition, a fee of $6; and
	(11)  for a notarial act not provided for, a fee of $6.
	(c)  A notary public or its employer may not charge a fee for
	the notarization of an affidavit required under Section 13.072(e),
	Election Code.
	SECTION 4.  The secretary of state shall adopt rules for the
	administration of Section 13.072(a)(3), Election Code, as added by
	this Act, as soon as practicable after this Act takes effect. For
	that purpose, the secretary of state may adopt the rules in the
	manner provided by law for emergency rules.
	SECTION 5.  The changes in law made by this Act to Sections
	13.002 and 13.072, Election Code, apply only to an application for
	voter registration that is submitted on or after the effective date
	of this Act.
	SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.