By Danburg H.B. No. 3206
76R7975 GGS-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to certain election processes and procedures; providing
1-3 criminal penalties.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 2.025, Election Code, is amended to read
1-6 as follows:
1-7 Sec. 2.025. RUNOFF ELECTION DAY. (a) Except as otherwise
1-8 provided by this code [Subsection (b)], a runoff election shall be
1-9 held not earlier than the 20th or later than the 45th [30th] day
1-10 after the date the final canvass of the main election is completed.
1-11 (b) A runoff election date later than [may be held after]
1-12 the period prescribed by Subsection (a) may be prescribed by a
1-13 home-rule city charter [law but not later than the 45th day after
1-14 the date the final canvass of the main election is completed only
1-15 to:]
1-16 [(1) permit a joint runoff election to be held with
1-17 another political subdivision in accordance with Chapter 271; or]
1-18 [(2) avoid holding the runoff on:]
1-19 [(A) a legal state or national holiday; or]
1-20 [(B) a weekend day within three days of a legal
1-21 state or national holiday].
1-22 (c) This section [Subsection (b)] supersedes a law outside
1-23 this subchapter to the extent of a conflict notwithstanding Section
1-24 2.022.
2-1 SECTION 2. Section 2.051(b), Election Code, is amended to
2-2 read as follows:
2-3 (b) In the case of an election in which any members of the
2-4 political subdivision's governing body are elected from territorial
2-5 units such as single-member districts, this subchapter applies to
2-6 the election in a particular territorial unit [single-member
2-7 district] if[:]
2-8 [(1)] each candidate whose name is to appear on the
2-9 ballot in that territorial unit [district] is unopposed and no
2-10 at-large proposition or opposed at-large race is to appear on the
2-11 ballot. This subchapter applies to an unopposed at-large race in
2-12 such an election regardless of whether an opposed race is to appear
2-13 on the ballot in a particular territorial unit[; and]
2-14 [(2) the requirements prescribed by Subsection (a) are
2-15 otherwise met].
2-16 SECTION 3. Section 2.053(c), Election Code, is amended to
2-17 read as follows:
2-18 (c) A certificate of election shall be issued to each
2-19 candidate in the same manner and at the same time as provided for a
2-20 candidate elected at the election. The candidate must qualify for
2-21 the office in the same manner as provided for a candidate elected
2-22 at the election.
2-23 SECTION 4. Section 13.072(c), Election Code, is amended to
2-24 read as follows:
2-25 (c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) [or (e)], if the
2-26 registrar determines that an application does not comply with
2-27 Section 13.002 or does not indicate that the applicant is eligible
3-1 for registration, the registrar shall reject the application.
3-2 SECTION 5. Section 13.073, Election Code, is amended by
3-3 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
3-4 (c) If the registrar rejects an application for
3-5 incompleteness but receives a completed application not later than
3-6 the 10th day after the date the notice is delivered under
3-7 Subsection (a) or the date the incomplete application is returned
3-8 under Subsection (b), as applicable, the original date of
3-9 submission of the incomplete application is considered to be the
3-10 date of submission to the registrar for the purpose of determining
3-11 the effective date of registration.
3-12 SECTION 6. Section 15.025, Election Code, is amended to read
3-13 as follows:
3-14 Sec. 15.025. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN CHANGES IN
3-15 REGISTRATION INFORMATION [IN PRECINCT OF NEW RESIDENCE]. (a)
3-16 Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (d), the [The]
3-17 registration of a voter described by this subsection whose
3-18 information [residence] is changed on the registration records [to
3-19 another county election precinct in the same county] becomes
3-20 effective as to the change [in the precinct of new residence] on
3-21 the 30th day after:
3-22 (1) the date the voter submits to the registrar
3-23 [receives] a notice of a change in registration information under
3-24 Section 15.021 or a [voter's] response under Section 15.053,
3-25 indicating the change [of residence]; or
3-26 (2) the date the voter submits a statement of
3-27 residence to an election officer under Section 63.0011 or a
4-1 registration application or change of address to an agency employee
4-2 under Chapter 20, indicating the change [of residence].
4-3 (b) A change in registration information covered by this
4-4 section is effective for purposes of early voting if it will be
4-5 effective on election day.
4-6 (c) For purposes of determining the effective date of a
4-7 change in registration information covered by this section, a
4-8 document submitted by mail is considered to be submitted to the
4-9 registrar on the date it is placed with postage prepaid and
4-10 properly addressed in the United States mail. The date indicated by
4-11 the post office cancellation mark is considered to be the date the
4-12 document was placed in the mail unless proven otherwise.
4-13 (d) If the 30th day before the date of an election is a
4-14 Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday, the document
4-15 is considered to be timely if it is submitted to the registrar on
4-16 or before the next regular business day.
4-17 SECTION 7. Sections 16.033(c) and (d), Election Code, are
4-18 amended to read as follows:
4-19 (c) The notice must include:
4-20 (1) a request for information relevant to determining
4-21 the voter's eligibility for registration; and
4-22 (2) a warning that the voter's registration is subject
4-23 to cancellation if the registrar does not receive an appropriate
4-24 reply on or before the 30th [60th] day after the date the notice is
4-25 mailed.
4-26 (d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the registrar
4-27 shall cancel a voter's registration if:
5-1 (1) after considering the voter's reply, the registrar
5-2 determines that the voter is not eligible for registration;
5-3 (2) no reply is received from the voter on or before
5-4 the 30th [60th] day after the date the notice is mailed to the
5-5 voter under Subsection (b); or
5-6 (3) each notice mailed under Subsection (b) is
5-7 returned undelivered to the registrar with no forwarding
5-8 information available.
5-9 SECTION 8. Section 16.0332(a), Election Code, is amended to
5-10 read as follows:
5-11 (a) After the registrar receives a list under Section
5-12 62.113, Government Code, of persons excused or disqualified from
5-13 jury service because of citizenship status, the registrar shall
5-14 deliver to each registered voter who appears on the list a written
5-15 notice requiring the voter to provide proof of United States
5-16 citizenship in the form of a certified copy of the voter's birth
5-17 certificate, United States passport, or certificate of
5-18 naturalization or any other [a] form prescribed by the secretary of
5-19 state. The notice shall be delivered by forwardable mail to the
5-20 mailing address on the voter's registration application and to any
5-21 new address of the voter known to the registrar.
5-22 SECTION 9. Section 16.036(a), Election Code, is amended to
5-23 read as follows:
5-24 (a) Immediately after cancellation of a voter's registration
5-25 under Section 16.031(a)(3), 16.033, [or] 16.0331, or 16.0332, the
5-26 registrar shall deliver written notice of the cancellation to the
5-27 voter.
6-1 SECTION 10. Section 19.001(a), Election Code, is amended to
6-2 read as follows:
6-3 (a) Before May 15 of each year, the registrar shall prepare
6-4 and submit to the comptroller of public accounts a statement
6-5 containing:
6-6 (1) the total number of initial registrations for the
6-7 previous voting year;
6-8 (2) the total number of registrations canceled under
6-9 Sections 16.031(a)(1), [and] 16.033, and 16.0332 for the previous
6-10 voting year; and
6-11 (3) the total number of registrations for which
6-12 information was updated for the previous voting year.
6-13 SECTION 11. Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended to
6-14 read as follows:
6-15 Sec. 63.0101. DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION. The
6-16 following documentation is acceptable as proof of identification
6-17 under this chapter:
6-18 (1) a driver's license or personal identification card
6-19 issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety or a
6-20 similar document issued to the person by an agency of another
6-21 state, regardless of whether the license or card has expired;
6-22 (2) a form of identification containing the person's
6-23 photograph that establishes the person's identity;
6-24 (3) a birth certificate or other document confirming
6-25 birth that is admissible in a court of law and establishes the
6-26 person's identity;
6-27 (4) United States citizenship papers issued to the
7-1 person;
7-2 (5) a United States passport issued to the person;
7-3 (6) pre-printed checks containing the person's name
7-4 that are issued for a financial institution doing business in this
7-5 state;
7-6 (7) official mail addressed to the person by name from
7-7 a governmental entity;
7-8 (8) two other forms of identification that establish
7-9 the person's identity; [or]
7-10 (9) an affidavit executed by a person who is working
7-11 at the polling place that attests to the identity of the voter, if
7-12 the voter does not have documentation described by Subdivisions
7-13 (1)-(8) in the voter's possession at the polling place at the time
7-14 of offering to vote; or
7-15 (10) any other form of identification prescribed by
7-16 the secretary of state.
7-17 SECTION 12. Section 84.032, Election Code, is amended by
7-18 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
7-19 follows:
7-20 (b) A request must:
7-21 (1) be in writing and signed by the applicant;
7-22 (2) specify the election for which the application was
7-23 made; and
7-24 (3) except as provided by Subsection (c), [or] (d), or
7-25 (e), be received by the early voting clerk:
7-26 (A) not later than the third day before election
7-27 day; and
8-1 (B) if an early voting ballot sent to the
8-2 applicant is returned to the clerk as a marked ballot, before the
8-3 marked ballot's arrival at the address on the carrier envelope.
8-4 (e) An applicant may also submit a request at any time after
8-5 the early voting ballot is returned to the early voting clerk as a
8-6 marked ballot and before the ballot is delivered to the early
8-7 voting ballot board by appearing in person and executing an
8-8 affidavit that the applicant did not mark the ballot.
8-9 SECTION 13. Section 86.007(d), Election Code, is amended to
8-10 read as follows:
8-11 (d) A marked ballot voted by mail that arrives after the
8-12 time prescribed by Subsection (a) shall be counted if:
8-13 (1) the ballot was cast from an address outside the
8-14 United States;
8-15 (2) the carrier envelope was placed for delivery
8-16 before the time the ballot is required to arrive under Subsection
8-17 (a); and
8-18 (3) the ballot arrives at the address on the carrier
8-19 envelope not later than:
8-20 (A) the fifth day after the date of the general
8-21 election for state and county officers; or
8-22 (B) the second day after the date of an election
8-23 other than the general election for state and county officers or
8-24 the fifth day after the date of a joint election if the political
8-25 subdivision's ballot is combined with the ballot for the general
8-26 election for state and county officers.
8-27 SECTION 14. Section 87.0241, Election Code, is amended by
9-1 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
9-2 follows:
9-3 (b) The board may not count early voting ballots until:
9-4 (1) the polls open on election day; or
9-5 (2) in an election conducted by an authority of a
9-6 county with a population of 100,000 or more or conducted jointly
9-7 with such a county, the end of the period for early voting by
9-8 personal appearance.
9-9 (c) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures
9-10 necessary for implementing this section in regard to elections
9-11 described by Subsection (b)(2).
9-12 SECTION 15. Section 87.026, Election Code, is amended to
9-13 read as follows:
9-14 Sec. 87.026. BYSTANDERS EXCLUDED. Except as permitted by
9-15 this code, a person may not be in the meeting place of an early
9-16 voting ballot board or signature verification committee during the
9-17 time of the board's or committee's operations.
9-18 SECTION 16. Section 87.027(f), Election Code, is amended to
9-19 read as follows:
9-20 (f) The early voting clerk shall determine the place, day or
9-21 days, and hours of operation of the signature verification
9-22 committee and shall state that information in the order calling for
9-23 the committee's appointment. A committee may not begin operating
9-24 before the 20th day before election day and may not continue
9-25 operating after 5 p.m. of the fourth day before election day unless
9-26 that period is extended by written order of the presiding judge of
9-27 the early voting ballot board.
10-1 SECTION 17. Section 87.0271(a), Election Code, is amended to
10-2 read as follows:
10-3 (a) A signature verification committee shall be appointed in
10-4 the general election for state and county officers [on receipt] by
10-5 the early voting clerk on the submission of a written request for
10-6 the committee [submitted] by at least 15 registered voters of the
10-7 county. The request must be submitted not later than the preceding
10-8 October 1, and a request submitted by mail is considered to be
10-9 submitted at the time of its receipt by the clerk. Except as
10-10 provided by this section, Section 87.027 applies to the committee.
10-11 SECTION 18. Section 87.041(b), Election Code, is amended to
10-12 read as follows:
10-13 (b) A ballot may be accepted only if:
10-14 (1) the carrier envelope certificate is properly
10-15 executed;
10-16 (2) neither the voter's signature on the ballot
10-17 application nor the signature on the carrier envelope certificate
10-18 is determined to have been executed by a person other than the
10-19 voter, unless signed by a witness;
10-20 (3) the voter's ballot application states a legal
10-21 ground for early voting by mail;
10-22 (4) the voter is registered to vote, if registration
10-23 is required by law;
10-24 (5) the address to which the ballot was mailed to the
10-25 voter, as indicated by the application, was outside the voter's
10-26 county of residence, if the ground for early voting is absence from
10-27 the county of residence; [and]
11-1 (6) for a voter to whom a statement of residence form
11-2 was required to be sent under Section 86.002(a), the statement of
11-3 residence is returned in the carrier envelope and indicates that
11-4 the voter satisfies the residence requirements prescribed by
11-5 Section 63.0011; and
11-6 (7) the address to which the ballot was mailed to the
11-7 voter is an address that is otherwise required by Sections 84.002
11-8 and 86.003.
11-9 SECTION 19. Section 87.0431, Election Code, is amended to
11-10 read as follows:
11-11 Sec. 87.0431. NOTICE OF REJECTED BALLOT. (a) Not later
11-12 than the 10th day after election day, the presiding judge of the
11-13 early voting ballot board shall deliver written notice of the
11-14 reason for the rejection of a ballot to the voter at the residence
11-15 address on the ballot application.
11-16 (b) An original or copy of the notice is not available for
11-17 public inspection until the early voting election returns are
11-18 delivered to the general custodian of election records after the
11-19 election.
11-20 SECTION 20. Section 87.1231, Election Code, is amended to
11-21 read as follows:
11-22 Sec. 87.1231. EARLY VOTING VOTES REPORTED BY PRECINCT.
11-23 [(a)] Not later than the time of the local canvass, the early
11-24 voting clerk shall deliver to the local canvassing authority a
11-25 report of the total number of early voting votes for each candidate
11-26 or measure by election precinct. The report may reflect the total
11-27 for votes by mail and the total for votes by personal appearance.
12-1 [(b) The early voting clerk may not report vote totals under
12-2 Subsection (a) for an election precinct in which fewer than five
12-3 votes are cast during the early voting period.]
12-4 SECTION 21. Section 87.125(a), Election Code, is amended to
12-5 read as follows:
12-6 (a) The early voting ballot board shall convene to count
12-7 ballots voted by mail described by Section 86.007(d) at the time
12-8 set by the presiding judge of the board [on]:
12-9 (1) on the sixth day after the date of a general
12-10 election for state and county officers; [or]
12-11 (2) on the second [fifth] day after the date of a
12-12 primary [or special] election, at a time following the last mail
12-13 delivery, or on an earlier day or at an earlier time if the early
12-14 voting clerk certifies that all ballots mailed from outside the
12-15 United States have been received; or
12-16 (3) not earlier than the third day or later than the
12-17 fifth day after the date of an election other than an election
12-18 described by Subdivision (1) or (2).
12-19 SECTION 22. Subchapter G, Chapter 87, Election Code, is
12-20 amended by adding Sections 87.126 and 87.127 to read as follows:
12-21 Sec. 87.126. UNLAWFULLY DIVULGING VOTE. (a) A person
12-22 commits an offense if the person was at the meeting place of an
12-23 early voting ballot board or signature verification committee for
12-24 any purpose and knowingly communicates to another person
12-25 information that the person obtained at the meeting place of the
12-26 board or committee about how a voter has voted.
12-27 (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third
13-1 degree.
13-2 (c) This section does not apply to information presented in
13-3 an official investigation or other official proceeding in which the
13-4 information is relevant.
13-5 Sec. 87.127. UNLAWFULLY REVEALING INFORMATION BEFORE POLLS
13-6 CLOSE. (a) A person serving at the meeting place of an early
13-7 voting ballot board or signature verification committee in an
13-8 official capacity commits an offense if, before the polls close on
13-9 election day, the person reveals any of the following information
13-10 that the person obtained at the meeting place of the board or
13-11 committee:
13-12 (1) the number of votes that have been received for a
13-13 candidate or for or against a measure;
13-14 (2) a candidate's position relative to other
13-15 candidates in the tabulation of the votes;
13-16 (3) whether a measure is passing or failing;
13-17 (4) the names of persons who have or have not voted in
13-18 the election; or
13-19 (5) any determination about a voter's balloting
13-20 materials made by the board or committee under Section 87.027 or
13-21 87.041.
13-22 (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
13-23 SECTION 23. Section 88.004, Election Code, is amended by
13-24 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
13-25 (d) An original or copy of the notice is not available for
13-26 public inspection until the early voting election returns are
13-27 delivered to the general custodian of election records after the
14-1 election.
14-2 SECTION 24. Section 102.003(b), Election Code, is amended to
14-3 read as follows:
14-4 (b) An application may be submitted after the last day of
14-5 the period for early voting by personal appearance and before 5 [2]
14-6 p.m. on election day.
14-7 SECTION 25. Section 104.003, Election Code, is amended to
14-8 read as follows:
14-9 Sec. 104.003. TIME AND PLACE FOR VOTING. Voting under this
14-10 chapter shall be conducted on election day, beginning at 7 [8] a.m.
14-11 and concluding at 7 [2] p.m., at the main early voting polling
14-12 place[, except that the voting shall begin at 7 a.m. and conclude
14-13 at 7 p.m. in an election in which mechanical voting machines are
14-14 used]. However, if the early voting ballots voted by mail are
14-15 processed at a location other than the main early voting polling
14-16 place, the early voting clerk may require the voting to be
14-17 conducted at that location.
14-18 SECTION 26. Section 112.006, Election Code, is amended to
14-19 read as follows:
14-20 Sec. 112.006. TIME AND PLACE FOR VOTING BY PERSONAL
14-21 APPEARANCE. A person may vote a limited ballot by personal
14-22 appearance only at the main early voting polling place on the days
14-23 and during the hours the main early voting polling place is open
14-24 through 7 p.m. on election day.
14-25 SECTION 27. Section 141.004, Election Code, is amended to
14-26 read as follows:
14-27 Sec. 141.004. EFFECT OF BOUNDARY CHANGE ON RESIDENCE
15-1 REQUIREMENT FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION [CITY OFFICE]. In
15-2 determining whether a person has complied with a residence
15-3 requirement under Section 141.001 or 141.003 for an [a city] office
15-4 of a political subdivision, residence in an area while the area was
15-5 not part of the territory from which the office is elected [city]
15-6 is considered as residence within the territory [city] if the area
15-7 is part of the territory [city] on the date that is the basis for
15-8 determining the applicable period of residence.
15-9 SECTION 28. Sections 146.051 and 146.055, Election Code, are
15-10 amended to read as follows:
15-11 Sec. 146.051. CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST.
15-12 In an [a general] election for city officers, a write-in vote may
15-13 not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of
15-14 write-in candidates.
15-15 Sec. 146.055. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER CODE PROVISIONS.
15-16 Subchapter B applies to write-in voting in an [a general] election
15-17 for city officers except to the extent of a conflict with this
15-18 subchapter.
15-19 SECTION 29. Section 172.126(c), Election Code, is amended to
15-20 read as follows:
15-21 (c) One set of election officers shall conduct the primary
15-22 elections at each polling place. Not later than the second Monday
15-23 in December preceding the primary elections, each county chair
15-24 shall deliver to the county clerk a list of the names of the
15-25 election judges and clerks for that party. The presiding judge of
15-26 each party, or alternate judge if applicable, serves as a co-judge
15-27 for the precinct. If a party's co-judge for the precinct cannot
16-1 serve and the vacancy is not filled by the party, that precinct
16-2 must be consolidated with another precinct so that each party has a
16-3 co-judge for the consolidated precinct. The county clerk shall
16-4 appoint the election clerks in accordance with rules prescribed by
16-5 the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall prescribe the
16-6 maximum number of clerks that may be appointed for each precinct.
16-7 The early voting ballot board and any central counting station
16-8 shall also be composed of and administered by one set of election
16-9 officers that provides representation for each party, and the
16-10 secretary of state by rule shall prescribe procedures consistent
16-11 with this subsection for the appointment of those officers.
16-12 SECTION 30. Section 173.011(b), Election Code, is amended to
16-13 read as follows:
16-14 (b) Any surplus remaining in a county primary fund shall be
16-15 remitted to the secretary of state [county clerk] immediately after
16-16 the final payment from the fund of the necessary expenses for
16-17 holding the primary elections for that year, but not later than
16-18 July 1 following the applicable primary election. The surplus in
16-19 the primary fund shall be remitted regardless of whether state
16-20 funds were requested by the chair. [Any surplus primary funds
16-21 received by the county clerk under this subsection may be used only
16-22 for paying the remaining expenses of the joint primary election.]
16-23 SECTION 31. Section 212.001, Election Code, is amended to
16-24 read as follows:
16-25 Sec. 212.001. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RECOUNT DOCUMENT. A
16-26 recount document submitted under this title must:
16-27 (1) be in writing;
17-1 (2) identify the office or measure for which a recount
17-2 is desired;
17-3 (3) state the grounds for the recount;
17-4 (4) state the side of the measure that the person
17-5 requesting the recount represents, if applicable;
17-6 (5) identify the election precincts, grouped by county
17-7 or other appropriate territorial unit if the election involves more
17-8 than one local canvassing authority, for which a recount is desired
17-9 and must indicate the method of voting used in each precinct;
17-10 (6) be signed by:
17-11 (A) the person requesting the recount or, if
17-12 there is more than one, any one or more of them; or
17-13 (B) an agent of the person requesting the
17-14 recount;
17-15 (7) state each requesting person's name, residence
17-16 address, and, if authorization to obtain the recount is based on
17-17 eligibility to vote in the election, voter registration number, and
17-18 county of registration if the election covers territory in more
17-19 than one county;
17-20 (8) designate an agent who is a resident of this state
17-21 to receive notice under this title on behalf of the person
17-22 requesting the recount if:
17-23 (A) the person requesting the recount is not a
17-24 resident of this state; or
17-25 (B) there is more than one person requesting the
17-26 recount;
17-27 (9) state the mailing address and at least one
18-1 telephone number, if any, at which the person requesting the
18-2 recount or an agent, identified by name, may receive notice given
18-3 under this title; [and]
18-4 (10) state the mailing address and at least one
18-5 telephone number, if any, at which the opposing candidates for the
18-6 office or their agents, identified by name, may receive notice
18-7 given under this title; and
18-8 (11) be accompanied by a deposit as provided by
18-9 Subchapter E.
18-10 SECTION 32. Section 212.088(a), Election Code, is amended to
18-11 read as follows:
18-12 (a) If the deadline for submitting an expedited recount
18-13 petition falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday, the
18-14 deadline is extended to 5 p.m. [9 a.m.] of the next regular
18-15 business day.
18-16 SECTION 33. Section 212.111(b), Election Code, is amended to
18-17 read as follows:
18-18 (b) The [Except as provided by Subsection (c), the] deposit
18-19 must be in the form of cash or a cashier's check or money order
18-20 made payable to the recount coordinator.
18-21 SECTION 34. Section 271.011, Election Code, is amended by
18-22 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
18-23 (c) If one of the elections to be jointly canvassed is the
18-24 general election for state and county officers, the joint local
18-25 canvass may be conducted on the regular date prescribed for the
18-26 local canvass for the general election for state and county
18-27 officers.
19-1 SECTION 35. Section 277.002(a), Election Code, is amended to
19-2 read as follows:
19-3 (a) For a petition signature to be valid, a petition must:
19-4 (1) contain in addition to the signature:
19-5 (A) the signer's printed name;
19-6 (B) the signer's date of birth [and the signer's
19-7 voter registration number] and, if the territory from which
19-8 signatures must be obtained is situated in more than one county,
19-9 the county of registration;
19-10 (C) the signer's residence address; and
19-11 (D) the date of signing; and
19-12 (2) comply with any other applicable requirements
19-13 prescribed by law.
19-14 SECTION 36. Sections 13.072(e), 15.026, and 212.111(c),
19-15 Election Code, are repealed.
19-16 SECTION 37. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
19-17 SECTION 38. The importance of this legislation and the
19-18 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
19-19 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
19-20 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
19-21 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.