Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense.
HB 951 requires Texas voters to declare their political party affiliation when registering to vote, adding a new field to voter registration forms. The bill amends election code sections to mandate that applicants include "political party affiliation, if any" on registration applications and adds a perjury warning about false statements. This directly affects voters registering to participate in partisan primary elections or party activities. Providing false affiliation information on the registration form would become a criminal offense under the law. The bill focuses on registration requirements, not voting eligibility or primary election procedures themselves.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Last action Mar 6, 2025
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Mar 6, 2025
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Referred to Elections
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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Mike Schofield
RRepublican
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