78R6826 JRJ-D

By:  Deshotel                                                     H.B. No. 1975



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to providing a physical address for an application or 
ballot to be delivered to the early voting clerk.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 84.001(d), Election Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	(d)  An applicant may not use an application form that is 
furnished to the applicant unless the application form is printed 
or stamped with:
		(1)  the name or office or official title of the early 
voting clerk as addressee; [and]
		(2)  the clerk's official mailing address; and                  
		(3)  the clerk's physical address if different than the 
official mailing address.
	SECTION 2.  Section 86.013(a), Election Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	(a)  "Carrier Envelope for Early Voting Ballot," the name and 
official title of the early voting clerk as addressee, [and] the 
clerk's official mailing address, and, if different than the 
official mailing address, the clerk's physical address must be 
printed on the face of each official carrier envelope for a ballot 
to be voted by mail.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and 
applies only to early voting by mail for an election ordered on or 
after that date.