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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the acceptance of a voter at a polling place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.022(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The registrar shall make the appropriate corrections in |
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the registration records, including, if necessary, deleting a |
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voter's name from the suspense list: |
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(1) after receipt of a notice of a change in |
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registration information under Section 15.021; |
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(2) after receipt of a voter's reply to a notice of |
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investigation given under Section 16.033; |
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(3) [after receipt of any affidavits executed under
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Section 63.006, following an election;
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[(4)] after receipt of a voter's statement of |
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residence executed under Section 63.0011; |
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(4) [(5)] before the effective date of the abolishment |
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of a county election precinct or a change in its boundary; |
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(5) [(6)] after receipt of United States Postal |
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Service information indicating an address reclassification; |
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(6) [(7)] after receipt of a voter's response under |
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Section 15.053; or |
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(7) [(8)] after receipt of a registration application |
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or change of address under Chapter 20. |
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SECTION 2. Section 63.006, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 63.006. VOTER [WITH REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION] WHO IS NOT |
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ON LIST. (a) A voter who, when offering to vote, presents the |
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documentation required under Section 63.001(b) but whose name is |
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not on the precinct list of registered voters may [shall] be |
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accepted for provisional voting only under Section 63.011 [if the
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voter also presents a voter registration certificate indicating
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that the voter is currently registered:
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[(1)
in the precinct in which the voter is offering to
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vote; or
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[(2)
in a different precinct in the same county as the
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precinct in which the voter is offering to vote and the voter
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executes an affidavit stating that the voter:
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[(A)
is a resident of the precinct in which the
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voter is offering to vote or is otherwise entitled by law to vote in
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that precinct;
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[(B)
was a resident of the precinct in which the
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voter is offering to vote at the time the information on the voter's
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residence address was last provided to the voter registrar;
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[(C)
did not deliberately provide false
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information to secure registration in a precinct in which the voter
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does not reside; and
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[(D) is voting only once in the election]. |
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(b) For a [After the] voter to whom this section applies [is
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accepted], an election officer shall attempt to verify with the |
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voter registrar that the voter is a registered voter [:
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[(1)
indicate beside the voter's name on the poll list
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that the voter was accepted under this section; and
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[(2)
enter the voter's name on the registration
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omissions list]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 63.011(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A person to whom Section 63.001(g) or 63.006 [63.009] |
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applies may cast a provisional ballot if the person executes an |
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affidavit stating that the person: |
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(1) is a registered voter in the precinct in which the |
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person seeks to vote; and |
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(2) is eligible to vote in the election. |
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SECTION 4. Section 66.0241, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 66.0241. CONTENTS OF ENVELOPE NO. 4. Envelope no. 4 |
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must contain: |
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(1) the precinct list of registered voters; |
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(2) the registration correction list; |
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(3) any statements of residence executed under Section |
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63.0011; and |
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(4) any affidavits executed under Section [63.006 or] |
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63.011. |
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SECTION 5. Section 63.009, Election Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |