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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to voter eligibility and registration in El Paso County |
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Water Improvement District No. 1. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle J, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 9303 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 9303. EL PASO COUNTY WATER |
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IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 9303.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" |
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means the El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1. |
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[Sections 9303.002-9303.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 9303.051. VOTER ELIGIBILITY. (a) An individual is |
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eligible to vote in a district election only if the individual: |
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(1) is 18 years of age or older; |
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(2) is a United States citizen; |
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(3) holds title to or an interest in title to irrigable |
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land within the boundaries of the district; and |
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(4) receives and uses irrigation water delivered by |
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the district through the district's canal system. |
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(b) To vote in a district election, an individual eligible |
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to vote under Subsection (a) must register with the district not |
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later than the 30th day before the date on which the district |
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election is held. |
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(c) The district shall file with the county clerk of El Paso |
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County a certified copy of the list of the district's registered |
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voters not later than the 25th day before the date on which a |
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district election is held. |
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Sec. 9303.052. DISTRICT PUBLICATION OF NOTICE CONCERNING |
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VOTER ELIGIBILITY AND REGISTRATION. Not later than the 60th day and |
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not earlier than the 90th day before the date of each district |
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election, the district shall publish notice of the voter |
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eligibility and registration requirements provided by Section |
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9303.051. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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