By Grusendorf H.B. No. 2121
77R7952 GGS-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to voting by persons convicted of a felony.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 11.002, Election Code, is amended to read
1-5 as follows:
1-6 Sec. 11.002. QUALIFIED VOTER. In this code, "qualified
1-7 voter" means a person who:
1-8 (1) is 18 years of age or older;
1-9 (2) is a United States citizen;
1-10 (3) has not been determined mentally incompetent by a
1-11 final judgment of a court;
1-12 (4) has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if
1-13 so convicted, has[:]
1-14 [(A) fully discharged the person's sentence,
1-15 including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or
1-16 completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or]
1-17 [(B)] been pardoned or otherwise released from
1-18 the resulting disability to vote;
1-19 (5) is a resident of this state; and
1-20 (6) is a registered voter.
1-21 SECTION 2. Section 13.001(a), Election Code, is amended to
1-22 read as follows:
1-23 (a) To be eligible for registration as a voter in this
1-24 state, a person must:
2-1 (1) be 18 years of age or older;
2-2 (2) be a United States citizen;
2-3 (3) not have been determined mentally incompetent by a
2-4 final judgment of a court;
2-5 (4) not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if
2-6 so convicted, must have[:]
2-7 [(A) fully discharged the person's sentence,
2-8 including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or
2-9 completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or]
2-10 [(B)] been pardoned or otherwise released from
2-11 the resulting disability to vote; and
2-12 (5) be a resident of the county in which application
2-13 for registration is made.
2-14 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.