By: Carriker S.B. No. 1013 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to procedures regarding the cancellation of the voter 1-2 registrations of persons whose names appear on the lists of 1-3 returned registration certificates. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 16.032, Election Code, is amended to read 1-6 as follows: 1-7 Sec. 16.032. CANCELLATION FOLLOWING RETURN OF RENEWAL 1-8 CERTIFICATE. (a) As soon as practicable after the return of the 1-9 undelivered renewal certificates but not later than May 15 of each 1-10 even-numbered year, the registrar may deliver by mail a notice of 1-11 potential cancellation to each voter whose name appears on the list 1-12 of returned certificates and whose name is not to be deleted from 1-13 the list under Section 15.023. The notice must be forwardable and 1-14 mailed to the voter's new address, if known. The notice must state 1-15 that the voter's registration will be canceled on the following 1-16 August 16 unless the voter: 1-17 (1) delivers to the registrar a written, signed notice 1-18 of: 1-19 (A) corrected registration information, 1-20 including the voter's residence address, by using the appropriate 1-21 space on the voter's registration certificate or, if the voter does 1-22 not have the certificate, by using a voter registration application 1-23 form or a letter or other paper; or 2-1 (B) information indicating that the voter's 2-2 renewal registration certificate was returned undelivered to the 2-3 registrar solely because of postal service error, address 2-4 reclassification, or the registrar's clerical error; or 2-5 (2) executes, at an election held before August 16, an 2-6 affidavit of residence. 2-7 (b) The registrar may not cancel a voter's registration 2-8 under Subsection (c) unless a notice was delivered to the voter in 2-9 compliance with Subsection (a). 2-10 (c) If on August 16 of an even-numbered year a registered 2-11 voter's name appears on the list of returned certificates, the 2-12 registrar shall cancel the voter's registration unless: 2-13 (1) the name is to be deleted from the list under 2-14 Section 15.023; or 2-15 (2) the registrar before that date receives a notice 2-16 from the voter under Subsection (a) or the voter's affidavit of 2-17 residence executed under Section 14.052. 2-18 (d) The expense of implementing Subsection (a) is an expense 2-19 of the registrar's office in connection with voter registration, 2-20 and Chapter 19, Election Code funds, if available, may be used to 2-21 defray the cost under Section 19.004. 2-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 2-23 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-24 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-25 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.