TITLE: Relating to providing a telephone number for certain governmental purposes.

SUMMARY: Relating to providing a telephone number for certain governmental purposes.

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AN ACT relating to providing a telephone number for certain governmental purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 13.004(a) and (c), Election Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) The registrar may [not] transcribe, copy, or otherwise record a telephone number furnished on a registration application only for purposes of reconstituting a jury wheel as provided by Sections 62.001 and 62.002, Government Code.(c) The following information furnished on a registration application is confidential and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code: (1) a social security number; (2) a Texas driver's license number; (3) a number of a personal identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; (4) an indication that an applicant is interested in working as an election judge; [or] (5) the residence address of the applicant, if the applicant is a federal judge or state judge, as defined by Section 13.0021, the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, or an individual to whom Section 552.1175, Government Code, applies and the applicant: (A) included an affidavit with the registration application describing the applicant's status under this subdivision, including an affidavit under Section 13.0021 if the applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge; (B) provided the registrar with an affidavit describing the applicant's status under this subdivision, including an affidavit under Section 15.0215 if the applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge; or (C) provided the registrar with a completed form approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the registrar of the applicant's status under this subdivision;or (6) a telephone number.SECTION 2. Section 18.066(b), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Information furnished under this section may not include: (1) a voter's social security number; [or] (2) the residence address of a voter who is a federal judge or state judge, as defined by Section 13.0021, or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, if the voter included an affidavit with the voter's registration application under Section 13.0021 or the applicable registrar has received an affidavit submitted under Section 15.0215;or (3) a voter's telephone number.SECTION 3. Sections 62.001(c) and (i), Government Code, are amended to read as follows: (c) Each year not later than the third Tuesday in November or the date provided by Section 16.032, Election Code, for the cancellation of voter registrations, whichever is earlier, the voter registrar of each county shall furnish to the secretary of state a current voter registration list from all the precincts in the county that, except as provided by Subsection (d), includes: (1) the complete name, mailing address, date of birth, voter registration number, and precinct number for each voter; (2) if available, the Texas driver's license number or personal identification card or certificate number,[and] social security number,and telephone number for each voter; and (3) any other information included on the voter registration list of the county. (i) The commissioners court may, instead of using the method provided by Subsections (c) through (h), contract with another governmental unit or a private person to combine the voter registration list with the list furnished by the Department of Public Safety. Subsections (c) through (h) do not apply to a county in which the commissioners court has contracted with another governmental unit or a private person under this subsection. The Department of Public Safety may not charge a fee for furnishing a list under this subsection. Each list must contain the name, date of birth, address, county of residence, and citizenship status of each person listed and if available, the telephone number of each person.If practical, each list must contain any other information useful in determining if the person is qualified to serve as a juror. SECTION 4. Section 62.002, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 62.002. JURY WHEEL CARDS. (a) The officials or their deputies who reconstitute the jury wheel shall write on a separate jury wheel card of uniform size and color the name and, if possible, the post office address and telephone number of each prospective juror that resides in the county and whose name appears on the current lists used under Section 62.001. The name of each prospective juror may appear on only one card. (b) In a county with a population of 140,000 or more, the commissioners court shall employ typists who shall type the names,[and] addresses,and if available, telephone numbers of qualified prospective jurors on separate jury wheel cards of uniform size and color under the direction and control of the district clerk. The expenses incurred in typing the names,[and] addresses,and telephone numbers must be authorized, reported, and paid and accounted for under the laws and rules that govern the payment of other expenses of the office of district clerk. The compensation of the typists and the expenses are paid from the jury fund. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.