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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing voter registration application forms to |
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certain discharged inmates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.0166 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.0166. PROVIDING DISCHARGED INMATE WITH VOTER |
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REGISTRATION APPLICATION FORM. Before discharging an inmate who |
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has fully completed the inmate's sentence, including any term of |
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parole or supervision, the department shall determine whether the |
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inmate is eligible for registration as a voter in this state under |
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Section 13.001, Election Code. If the inmate is eligible for |
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registration under Section 13.001, Election Code, the department |
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shall provide to the inmate an official voter registration |
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application form when the department discharges the inmate. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |