1-1     By:  Staples                                          S.B. No. 1311
 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 adversely, with favorable Committee
 1-5     Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 1; April 11, 2001,
 1-6     sent to printer.)
 1-7     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1311                By:  Gallegos
 1-8                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-9                                   AN ACT
1-10     relating to the challenge of a voter registration.
1-11           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12           SECTION 1.  Section 16.0921, Election Code, is amended by
1-13     amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
1-14     follows:
1-15           (a)  On the filing of a sworn statement under Section 16.092
1-16     alleging a ground based on residence, the registrar shall promptly
1-17     deliver to the voter whose registration is challenged a
1-18     confirmation notice in accordance with Section 15.051, subject to
1-19     Subsection (c).
1-20           (c)  A voter's registration as to a particular election may
1-21     not be challenged on the basis of residence after the 75th day
1-22     before election day.  The registrar may not deliver a confirmation
1-23     notice to such a voter until after election day.
1-24           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-25     a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as
1-26     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-27     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-28     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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