SB834 - Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote.

  89R954 LRM/AMF-D     By: Johnson S.B. No. 834       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18   years of age to preregister to vote.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 13.001(b), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  To be eligible to apply for registration, a person must,   on the date the registration application is submitted to the   registrar, be at least 17 years [ and 10 months ] of age and satisfy   the requirements of Subsection (a) except for age.          SECTION 2.  Section 13.046, Election Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as   follows:          (d)  At least twice each school year, a high school deputy   registrar shall distribute an officially prescribed registration   application form to each student who is or will be 18 years of age or   older during that year, subject to rules prescribed by the   secretary of state. A high school deputy registrar shall annually   submit the number of registration application forms distributed   under this section and the number of students whose year of birth   was at least 18 years ago to the secretary of state.             (d-1)     The secretary of state shall publish and maintain on   the agency's Internet website a list of high schools to which   Subsection (d) applies and indicate whether the school is in   compliance with that subsection.            SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.