By Oakley, et al. H.B. No. 1382
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age before
1-3 the general election for state and county officers to vote in the
1-4 preceding primary elections.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 172, Election Code, is
1-7 amended by adding Section 172.005 to read as follows:
1-8 Sec. 172.005. VOTING BY PERSON UNDER AGE 18. (a)
1-9 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may vote in a
1-10 primary election if the person:
1-11 (1) will be 18 years of age or older on the first day
1-12 of the period for early voting by personal appearance in the
1-13 subsequent general election for state and county officers; and
1-14 (2) satisfies the requirements for being a qualified
1-15 voter except for age.
1-16 (b) The secretary of state, after consulting with the state
1-17 chairman of each political party required to make nominations by
1-18 primary election, shall prescribe the procedures necessary to
1-19 implement this section.
1-20 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995.
1-21 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-22 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-23 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-24 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-1 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
2-2 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1
2-3 Amend H.B. No. 1382 as follows:
2-4 (1) On page 1, lines 11-12, strike "first day of the period
2-5 for early voting by personal appearance in" and substitute "date
2-6 of".
2-7 (2) Add a new SECTION 2 of the bill to read as follows:
2-8 SECTION 2. Section 13.001(b), Election Code, is amended to
2-9 read as follows:
2-10 (b) To be eligible to apply for registration, a person must,
2-11 on the date the registration application is submitted to the
2-12 registrar, be at least 17 years <and 10 months> of age and satisfy
2-13 the requirements of Subsection (a) except for age.
2-14 (3) Renumber the remaining sections of the bill as
2-15 appropriate.
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2-17 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 2
2-18 Amend H.B. No. 1382 by striking the SECTION of the bill
2-19 containing the effective date of the bill and substituting the
2-20 following:
2-21 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the date on which the
2-22 constitutional amendment proposed by the 74th Legislature, Regular
2-23 Session, 1995, authorizing certain persons under the age of 18 to
2-24 vote in a primary election, takes effect. If that amendment is not
2-25 approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.
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