By Staples                                            S.B. No. 1311
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                                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 120th 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 September 1, 2001.