1-1     By:  Staples                                          S.B. No. 1309
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2001; March 12, 2001, read
 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
 1-4     April 11, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 6,
 1-5     Nays 1; April 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to a challenge of voter registration.
 1-9           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-10           SECTION 1.  Section 16.092, Election Code, is amended to read
1-11     as follows:
1-12           Sec. 16.092.  SWORN STATEMENT REQUIRED.  (a)  A voter
1-13     desiring to challenge a registration must file with the registrar a
1-14     sworn statement of the grounds for the challenge.
1-15           (b)  The voter filing the sworn statement must properly
1-16     identify each challenged voter in the sworn statement.
1-17           (c)  The voter filing the sworn statement must state a
1-18     challenge, based upon personal knowledge, that each challenged
1-19     voter does not possess a specific qualification for remaining
1-20     registered.
1-21           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-22     a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as
1-23     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-24     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-25     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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