By:  Deshotel (Senate Sponsor - Ellis)                            H.B. No. 1975
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 14, 2003; 
April 15, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on State 
Affairs; May 19, 2003, reported favorably by the following vote:  
Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 19, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to providing a physical address for a ballot to be 
delivered to the early voting clerk.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 86.002, Election Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
	(f)  The clerk shall include with the balloting materials a 
notice of the clerk's physical address for purposes of return by 
common or contract carrier.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and 
applies only to early voting by mail for an election ordered on or 
after that date.



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