Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Deceased Matching criteria. In accordance
with provisions of Texas Election Code §
RSA
18.068(b), information
received under Texas Election Code §
RSA
16.001, shall be matched against the voter
registration rolls to identify Strong Match and Weak Match records based on the
following criteria:
(1) Strong Matched
Deceased records are identified when the Last Name, Full Social Security Number
(SSN) (9 digits), and Date of Birth (DOB) match between the voter record and
the deceased record.
(2) Weak Match
Deceased records are identified when one of the following combinations matches
between the voter record and the deceased record are identified:
(A) First Name, Last Name, and DOB;
(B) Last Name and Full SSN (9
digits);
(C) Full SSN (9 digits)
and DOB; or
(D) Last Four Digits of
the SSN, DOB, and One or More Name Component(s):
(i) Last Name (in deceased file) to Last
Name;
(ii) Last Name (in deceased
file) to Middle Name;
(iii) First
Name to First Name (excluding a Last Name included match); and/or
(iv) Middle Name or Middle Initial Match
(excluding any additional name match).
(b) Duplicate Matching criteria.
In accordance with provisions of Texas Election Code §
RSA
18.0681(b), potential
duplicate registrations shall be identified as Strong Match and Weak Match
records based on the following criteria:
(1)
Strong Matched Duplicate records are identified when one of the following
combinations matches between voter records:
(A) Last Name, First Name, and Full Social
Security Number (SSN) (9 digits);
(B) Last Name, First Name, and Texas
Department of Public Safety (DPS)-Issued Driver License, Personal
Identification Card, or Election Identification Certificate Number;
or
(C) Last Name, First Name, Last
Four Digits of the SSN, and Date of Birth.
(2) Weak Match Duplicate records are
identified when one of the following combinations matches between voter
records:
(A) Last Name, First Name, and Last
Four Digits of the SSN; or
(B)
Texas DPS-Issued Driver License, Personal Identification Card, or Election
Identification Certificate Number.
(c) For all matching criteria involving a
voter record, the voter's current and former Last Names are considered in the
matching process where "Last Name" is designated.
