DL-‐14C
( Dec
2 011)
Who
I S
e ligible
t o
a pply
f or
a
T exas
E lection
C ertificate?
The
d epartment
s hall
i ssue
a n
e lection
c ertificate
u pon
r equest
t o
p ersons
w ho
d o
n ot
h ave
o ne
o f
t he
f orms
o f
a cceptable
p hoto
identification
l isted
a bove,
a nd
a re:
A
r egistered
v oter
i n
T exas
a nd
p resent
a
v alid
v oter
r egistration,
o r
a re
e ligible
t o
v ote
a nd
s ubmit
a
v oter
r egistration
o
application
t o
t he
D epartment.
A
U nited
S tates
c itizen.
o
A
r esident
o f
T exas.
o
At
l east
1 7
y ears
a nd
1 0
m onths
o f
a ge.
o
Who
i s
N OT
e ligible
t o
a pply
f or
a
T exas
E lection
C ertificate?
Any
p ersons
i ssued
o ne
o f
t he
f ollowing
d ocuments
a re
n ot
e ligible
f or
a n
e lection
c ertificate:
Texas
d river
l icense
( includes
o ccupational
l icense
w ith
p hotograph)
–
u nexpired,
o r
e xpired
l ess
t han
6 0
d ays.
o
Texas
i dentification
c ard
–
u nexpired,
o r
e xpired
l ess
t han
6 0
d ays.
o
Texas
c oncealed
h andgun
l icense
–
u nexpired,
o r
e xpired
l ess
t han
6 0
d ays.
o
United
S tates
m ilitary
i dentification
c ard
c ontaining
t he
p erson’s
p hotograph.
o
United
S tates
p assport
–
u nexpired,
o r
e xpired
l ess
t han
6 0
d ays.
o
United
S tates
c itizenship
c ertificate
c ontaining
t he
p erson’s
p hotograph.
o
Persons
w ho
a re
n ot
U nited
S tates
c itizens
( i.e.
p ermanent
r esidents,
a sylees,
r efugees
o r
t emporary
v isitors).
o
Section
5 21A
o f
t he
T exas
T ransportation
C ode
s tates
t hat:
An
e lection
c ertificate
m ay
n ot
b e
u sed
o r
a ccepted
a s
a
p ersonal
i dentification
c ertificate.
o
The
d epartment
m ay
n ot
c ollect
a
f ee
f or
a n
e lection
c ertificate
o r
a
d uplicate
e lection
c ertificate
i ssued
u nder
t his
o
section.
The
d epartment
m ay
r equire
e ach
a pplicant
f or
a n
o riginal
o r
r enewal
e lection
c ertificate
t o
f urnish
t o
t he
d epartment
o
proof
o f
i dentification
a nd
U S
c itizenship.
The
d epartment
m ay
c ancel
a nd
r equire
s urrender
o f
a n
e lection
c ertificate
a fter
d etermining
t hat
t he
h older
w as
n ot
o
entitled
t o,
o r
g ave
i ncomplete
i nformation
i n
t he
a pplication
f or,
t he
e lection
c ertificate.
SOCIAL
S ECURITY
N UMBER
C OLLECTION
D ISCLOSURE
Disclosure
of
your
social
security
account
number
is
mandatory
for
driver
license
applicants,
but
voluntary
for
identification
card
and
election
certificate
applicants.
This
information
is
solicited
pursuant
to
42
U.S.C
405(c)(2)(C)(i),
42
U.S.C.
666(a)(13)(A);
49
C.F.R.
383.153,
Texas
Family
Code
Section
231.302(c)(1)
and
Texas
Transportation
Code
Sections
522.021
and
521.142.
The
Department
will
use
social
security
account
number
information
for
identification
purposes
and
will
only
release
the
number
to
the
Child
Support
Enforcement
Division
of
the
Attorney
General’s
Office,
the
U.S
Selective
Service
Administration
and
the
Texas
S ecretary
o f
S tate
f or
s tatutorily
a uthorized
p urposes
p ursuant
t o
T exas
T ransportation
C ode
S ection
5 21.044.
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