SRC-JEC H.B. 2636 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 2636 78R5513 DRH-DBy: Madden (Staples) State Affairs 5/20/2003 Engrossed DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently, an applicant for early voting by mail whose application is submitted without all the required information is contacted by mail. H.B. 2636 requires a voting clerk to use a telephone number or email address, if available, to notify an applicant. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 101.004, Election Code, by amending Subsection (j) and adding Subsection (k), as follows: (j) Requires an early voting clerk, if an applicant does not provide all the information required for registration and the applicant has provided a telephone number or an address for receiving mail over the Internet, to notify the applicant by that medium that the application does not contain the required information. (k) Created from existing text. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2003.