Texas HB439 amends election laws to mandate retention of voter registration applications and create criminal offenses for non-compliance.

Texas HB439 amends the Election Code to require registrars to retain voter registration applications for voters removed from the list. It mandates that the Secretary of State and county registrars make certain lists available on their websites. The bill creates criminal offenses for registrars, chairs of signature verification committees, and presiding judges of early voting ballot boards who fail to comply with specified requirements. It also imposes penalties on early voting clerks who do not record and provide necessary documents.

Texas HB439 amends election laws to mandate retention of voter registration applications and create criminal offenses for non-compliance.

Texas HB439 amends the Election Code to require registrars to retain voter registration applications for voters removed from the list. It mandates that the Secretary of State and county registrars make certain lists available on their websites. The bill creates criminal offenses for registrars, chairs of signature verification committees, and presiding judges of early voting ballot boards who fail to comply with specified requirements. It also imposes penalties on early voting clerks who do not record and provide necessary documents.