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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to voter registration application forms in high schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.046(h), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(h) The secretary of state shall: |
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(1) consult with the Texas Education Agency regarding |
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the number of registration application forms to provide to each |
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high school; |
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(2) provide to each high school registration |
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application forms once each fall and spring semester in the number |
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determined from the consultation under Subdivision (1); and |
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(3) prescribe any additional procedures necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |