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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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(a) 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, the secretary of state may withhold funds |
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administered and distributed by the secretary under Chapter 19 or |
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Section 31.009 from the registrar. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the secretary of state |
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shall distribute funds under Chapter 19 or Section 31.009 if the |
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registrar performs the registrar's duty not later than 30 days |
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after the funds are withheld. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |