78R1638 JRJ-F

By:  Howard                                                       H.B. No. 1068



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a challenge of a voter's registration.                            
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 16.092, Election Code, is amended to 
read as follows:    
	Sec. 16.092.  SWORN STATEMENT REQUIRED.  A voter desiring to 
challenge a registration must file with the registrar a sworn 
statement of the grounds for the challenge that:
		(1)  identifies the voter whose registration is being 
challenged; and
		(2)  states a specific qualification for registration 
that the challenged voter has not met based on the personal 
knowledge of the voter desiring to challenge the registration.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.