TITLE: Relating to the display of certain information on the secretary of state's Internet website prior to the completion of an online voter registration application.

SUMMARY: Relating to the display of certain information on the secretary of state's Internet website prior to the completion of an online voter registration application.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the display of certain information on the secretary of state's Internet website prior to the completion of an online voter registration application. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 31.016, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: (f) If the secretary of state adopts a procedure for the completion of a voter registration application on the secretary of state's Internet website, on completion of the voter registration application, the Internet website must display a message requiring the applicant to electronically acknowledge that: (1) completion of the voter registration application does not constitute registration to vote; and (2) a completed voter registration application must be submitted to the applicable voter registrar. (g) The message required under Subsection (f) must appear in a format that prevents further interaction with the web page until the applicant executes the acknowledgement. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.