Amend SB 14 by striking SECTIONS 15 and 16 of the bill (filed version, page 9, line 26, through page 10, line 17) and substituting the following:

SECTION 15. Section 65.054, Election Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:

(b) A provisional ballot shall [~~may~~] be accepted [~~only~~] if the board determines that:

(1) [,] from the information in the affidavit or contained in public records, the person is eligible to vote in the election and has not previously voted in that election; and

(2) the person:

(A) meets the identification requirements of Section 63.001(b) in the period prescribed under Section 65.0541; or

(B) executes an affidavit under penalty of perjury stating that:

(i) the voter:

(1) is indigent and is unable to obtain proof of identification without the payment of a fee; or

(2) has a religious objection to being photographed; and

(ii) has not been challenged or required to vote a provisional ballot for any other reason.

(e) In this section, "indigent" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.941(e), Government Code.

SECTION 16. Subchapter B, Chapter 65, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 65.0541 to read as follows:

Sec. 65.0541. PRESENTATION OF IDENTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN PROVISIONAL BALLOTS. (a) A voter who is accepted for provisional voting under Section 63.011 because the voter does not meet the identification requirements of Section 63.001(b) may, not later than the sixth day after the date of the election:

(1) present proof of identification described by Section 63.0101 to the voter registrar for examination; or

(2) execute an affidavit described by Section 65.054(b)(2)(B) in the presence of the voter registrar.

(b) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures as necessary to implement this section.