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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter |
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registration laws. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.039, Election Code, is transferred to |
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Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Election Code, redesignated as Section |
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12.007, Election Code, and amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.007 [16.039]. FAILURE BY REGISTRAR TO TIMELY |
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PERFORM DUTY. (a) 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 a registrar if the [If a] registrar fails to |
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timely perform a duty imposed on the registrar under this code |
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[subchapter] requiring: |
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(1) the approval, change, or cancellation of a voter's |
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registration; |
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(2) the scheduling of a hearing under Section 16.064 |
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or 16.093; |
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(3) the determination of a challenge under Section |
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16.066 or 16.095; or |
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(4) the delivery of notice under Section 16.0921[, the |
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secretary of state may withhold funds administered and distributed |
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by the secretary under Chapter 19 or Section 31.009 from the |
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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, 2025. |