By: Staples S.B. No. 1309 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a challenge of voter registration. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Section 16.092, Election Code, is amended to read 1-5 as follows: 1-6 Sec. 16.092. SWORN STATEMENT REQUIRED. (a) A voter 1-7 desiring to challenge a registration must file with the registrar a 1-8 sworn statement of the grounds for the challenge. 1-9 (b) The voter filing the sworn statement must properly 1-10 identify each challenged voter in the sworn statement. 1-11 (c) The voter filing the sworn statement must state a 1-12 challenge, based upon personal knowledge, that each challenged 1-13 voter does not possess a specific qualification for remaining 1-14 registered. 1-15 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-16 a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as 1-17 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-18 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-19 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.