The Texas Department of Public Safety issues “limited term” driver’s licenses to non-citizens with temporary lawful status in the United States. In 2018, the Texas Secretary of State’s office provided guidance that limited term licenses were not an acceptable form of ID for voting. This week’s guidance from the Texas Secretary of State’s office is different.

 

The Republican Party of Texas believes in the rule of law and agrees with our grassroots members – this new advisory from the Texas Secretary of State’s office is concerning. We are actively working with our stakeholders on this issue. In the meantime, if you observe the use of a “limited term” driver’s license as voter identification, please promptly report it to the Republican Party of Texas at elections@texasgop.org. Please remember that, on Election Day, revealing whether a voter has or has not voted before the polls close is a class A misdemeanor. See Tex. Elec. Code §61.007 (a)(4). Also remember that an election officer commits a class A misdemeanor by knowingly permitting an ineligible voter to vote (except for a provisional ballot in accordance with Tex. Elec. Code §63.001). See Tex. Elec. Code §63.012.

Abraham George

Chairman, Republican Party of Texas