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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a registrar's failure to cancel voter registrations |
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under applicable law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 16, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 16.039 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.039. FAILURE BY REGISTRAR TO TIMELY PERFORM DUTY. |
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If a registrar fails to timely perform a duty imposed on the |
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registrar under this subchapter requiring the cancellation of a |
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voter's registration because of the registrar's wilful neglect of |
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duty, the secretary of state may withhold funds administered and |
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distributed by the secretary under Chapter 19 or Section 31.009 |
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from the registrar. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |