(a) The registrar may not transcribe, copy, or otherwise record a telephone number furnished on a registration application.
(b) The registrar may transcribe, copy, or otherwise record a social security number furnished on a registration application only in maintaining the accuracy of the registration records.

Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2025

Terms Used In Texas Election Code 13.004

  • Affidavit: means a statement in writing of a fact or facts signed by the party making it, sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and officially certified to by the officer under his seal of office. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal judge: means :
    (A) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of a United States court of appeals;
    (B) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of a United States district court;
    (C) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of a United States bankruptcy court; or
    (D) a magistrate judge, former magistrate judge, or retired magistrate judge of a United States district court. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Residence address: means the street address and any apartment number, or the address at which mail is received if the residence has no address, and the city, state, and zip code that correspond to a person's residence. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • State judge: means :
    (A) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of an appellate court, a district court, a constitutional county court, a county court at law, or a statutory probate court of this state;
    (B) an associate judge appointed under Chapter 201, Family Code, or a retired associate judge or former associate judge appointed under that chapter;
    (C) a magistrate or associate judge appointed under Chapter 54 or Texas Election Code 1.005
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The following information furnished on a registration application is confidential and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code:
(1) a social security number;
(2) a Texas driver’s license number;
(3) a number of a personal identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety;
(4) the residence address of the applicant, if the applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge, a family member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge, the spouse of a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or an individual to whom § 552.1175, Government Code, or § 521.1211, Transportation Code, applies and the applicant:
(A) included an affidavit with the registration application describing the applicant’s status under this subdivision, if the applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge or a family member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge;
(B) provided the registrar with an affidavit describing the applicant’s status under this subdivision, if the applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge or a family member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge; or
(C) provided the registrar with a completed form approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the registrar of the applicant’s status under this subdivision;
(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the applicant, the applicant’s child, or another person in the applicant’s household is a victim of family violence as defined by § 71.004, Family Code, who provided the registrar with:
(A) a copy of a protective order issued under Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate’s order for emergency protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(B) other independent documentary evidence necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant’s child, or another person in the applicant’s household is a victim of family violence;
(6) the residence address of the applicant, if the applicant, the applicant’s child, or another person in the applicant’s household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons who provided the registrar with:
(A) a copy of a protective order issued under Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a magistrate’s order for emergency protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(B) other independent documentary evidence necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant’s child, or another person in the applicant’s household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
(7) the residence address of the applicant, if the applicant:
(A) is a participant in the address confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under Subchapter B, Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(B) provided the registrar with proof of certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(8) the telephone number of any applicant submitting documentation under Subdivision (4), (5), (6), or (7).

Text of subsection effective on January 01, 2025

(c) The following information furnished on a registration application is confidential and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code:
(1) a social security number;
(2) a Texas driver’s license number;
(3) a number of a personal identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety;
(4) the residence address of the applicant, if the applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge, a family member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge, the spouse of a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or an individual to whom § 552.1175, Government Code, or § 521.1211, Transportation Code, applies and the applicant:
(A) included an affidavit with the registration application describing the applicant’s status under this subdivision, if the applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge or a family member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge;
(B) provided the registrar with an affidavit describing the applicant’s status under this subdivision, if the applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge or a family member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge; or
(C) provided the registrar with a completed form approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the registrar of the applicant’s status under this subdivision;
(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the applicant, the applicant’s child, or another person in the applicant’s household is a victim of family violence as defined by § 71.004, Family Code, who provided the registrar with:
(A) a copy of a protective order issued under Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate’s order for emergency protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(B) other independent documentary evidence necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant’s child, or another person in the applicant’s household is a victim of family violence;
(6) the residence address of the applicant, if the applicant, the applicant’s child, or another person in the applicant’s household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons who provided the registrar with:
(A) a copy of a protective order issued under Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a magistrate’s order for emergency protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(B) other independent documentary evidence necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant’s child, or another person in the applicant’s household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
(7) the residence address of the applicant, if the applicant:
(A) is a participant in the address confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under Subchapter B, Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(B) provided the registrar with proof of certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(8) the telephone number of any applicant submitting documentation under Subdivision (4), (5), (6), or (7).
(c-1) The registrar shall ensure that the information listed in Subsection (c) is excluded from disclosure, except that the registrar shall forward to the county chair of each county executive committee the information necessary to contact applicants who indicate interest in working as an election judge.
(d) The voter registrar or other county official who has access to the information furnished on a registration application may not post the following information on a website:
(1) a telephone number;
(2) a social security number;
(3) a driver’s license number or a number of a personal identification card;
(4) a date of birth; or
(5) the residence address of a voter who submits documentation under Subsection (c)(4), (5), (6), or (7) to the voter registrar or regarding whom the registrar has received notification under Section 15.0215.
(e) Documentation submitted under Subsection (c)(4), (5), (6), or (7) shall be retained on file with the voter registration application.
(f) In this section, “family member” has the meaning assigned by § 31.006, Finance Code.

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