By:  Staples                                          S.B. No. 1311
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the challenge of a voter registration.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  Section 16.0921, Election Code, is amended by
 1-5     amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
 1-6     follows:
 1-7           (a)  On the filing of a sworn statement under Section 16.092
 1-8     alleging a ground based on residence, the registrar shall promptly
 1-9     deliver to the voter whose registration is challenged a
1-10     confirmation notice in accordance with Section 15.051, subject to
1-11     Subsection (c).
1-12           (c)  A voter's registration as to a particular election may
1-13     not be challenged on the basis of residence after the 75th day
1-14     before election day.  The registrar may not deliver a confirmation
1-15     notice to such a voter until after election day.
1-16           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-17     a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as
1-18     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-19     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-20     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
1-21                          COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1
1-22           Amend S.B. No. 1311 in SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended
1-23     Section 16.0921, Election Code (Engrossed version, page 1, lines
1-24     12-15) by striking Subsection (c) and substituting the following:
1-25           (c)  A voter's registration, other than an initial
 2-1     registration, as to a particular election may not be challenged on
 2-2     the basis of residence after the 75th day before election day.  An
 2-3     initial registration as to a particular election may not be
 2-4     challenged on the basis of residence after the 30th day before
 2-5     election day.  The registrar may not deliver a confirmation notice
 2-6     under this section to a voter challenged under this subchapter
 2-7     until after election day.
 2-8                                                                  Madden