78R13999 JRJ-F
By: Staples S.B. No. 197
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 197:
By: Denny C.S.S.B. No. 197
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the challenge of a voter's registration.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 16.0921, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), on [On] the filing
of a sworn statement under Section 16.092 alleging a ground based on
residence, the registrar shall promptly deliver to the voter whose
registration is challenged a confirmation notice in accordance with
Section 15.051.
(c) The registrar may not deliver a confirmation notice
resulting from a sworn statement filed after the 75th day before the
date of the general election for state and county officers until
after the date of that election. This subsection does not apply to
a person who registers after the 75th day and prior to the 30th day
before the general election for state and county officers.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and
applies only to an election ordered on or after that date.