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Senate strikes House language it says could be read as same-day registration
Summary
Senate Bill 54, carried to address confusion from an amendment in SB2217, removes House-added language about the immediate effect of change-of-address notices so the law continues to require registration 30 days before an election, the sponsor said; the measure passed to engrossment.
Senate Bill 54 advanced in the Senate after lawmakers agreed the House—s amendment to an elections bill risked creating confusion that could be read as enabling same-day voter registration.
Senator Joan Hughes, speaking for SB 54, said the House added language intended to fix an administrative issue when a voter moves within the same county. "The language that was added in the regular session says ... a voter's registration takes effect immediately upon the registrar's receipt of a notice of the voter's change of address ... if…
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