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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the cancellation of a person's voter registration on |
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notice that the person has acknowledged that the person is not a |
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citizen. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.031(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The registrar shall cancel a voter's registration |
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immediately on receipt of: |
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(1) notice under Section 13.072(b) or 15.021 or a |
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response under Section 15.053 that the voter's residence is outside |
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the county; |
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(2) an abstract of the voter's death certificate under |
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Section 16.001(a) or an abstract of an application indicating that |
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the voter is deceased under Section 16.001(b); |
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(3) an abstract of a final judgment of the voter's |
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total mental incapacity, partial mental incapacity without the |
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right to vote, conviction of a felony, or disqualification under |
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Section 16.002, 16.003, or 16.004; |
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(4) notice under Section 112.012 that the voter has |
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applied for a limited ballot in another county; |
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(5) notice from a voter registration official in |
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another state that the voter has registered to vote outside this |
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state; |
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(6) notice from the early voting clerk under Section |
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101.053 that a federal postcard application submitted by an |
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applicant states a voting residence address located outside the |
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registrar's county; [or] |
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(7) notice from the secretary of state that the voter |
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has registered to vote in another county, as determined by the |
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voter's driver's license number or personal identification card |
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number issued by the Department of Public Safety or social security |
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number; or |
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(8) a list under Section 18.068 of this code or Section |
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62.113, Government Code, of persons excused or disqualified from |
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jury service because of citizenship status that includes the voter, |
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or other notice from any governmental agency that the voter has |
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acknowledged that the voter is not a citizen of the United States. |
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SECTION 2. Section 16.036(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Immediately after, but not later than the 30th day after |
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the date a voter's registration is canceled under Section |
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16.031(a)(3) or (8), 16.033, or 16.0331, [or 16.0332,] the |
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registrar shall deliver written notice of the cancellation to the |
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voter. |
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SECTION 3. Section 19.001(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Before May 15 of each year, the registrar shall prepare |
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and submit to the secretary of state a statement containing: |
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(1) the total number of initial registrations for the |
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previous voting year; |
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(2) the total number of registrations canceled under |
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Sections 16.031(a)(1) and (8) and Section[,] 16.033[, and 16.0332] |
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for the previous voting year; and |
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(3) the total number of registrations for which |
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information was updated for the previous voting year. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 62.113(b) and (c), Government Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) On the third business day of each month, the clerk shall |
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send a copy of the list of persons excused or disqualified because |
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of citizenship in the previous month to: |
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(1) the voter registrar of the county; |
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(2) the county official responsible for administering |
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elections; |
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(3) the secretary of state; and |
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(4) [(3)] the county or district attorney, as |
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applicable, for an investigation of whether the person committed an |
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offense under Section 13.007 or 64.012, Election Code, or other |
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law. |
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(c) A list compiled under this section may not be used for a |
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purpose other than a purpose described by Subsection (b) or Section |
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16.031(a)(8) [16.0332] or 18.068, Election Code. |
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SECTION 5. Section 16.0332, Election Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |