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79R2510 DRH-D

By:  Villarreal                                                   H.B. No. 768



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to authorizing a county clerk to mail an application to 
vote by mail to all voters who are 65 years of age or older.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 84, Election Code, is 
amended by adding Section 84.014 to read as follows:
	Sec. 84.014.  APPLICATION SENT TO VOTERS 65 YEARS OF AGE OR 
OLDER.  (a)  In a year in which a general election for state and 
county officers is held,  the commissioners court may authorize the 
county clerk to send by mail an application to vote by mail to each 
person in the county eligible to vote by mail under Section 82.003 
other than a person whose name appears on the suspense list.
	(b)  A voter who completes an application sent under 
Subsection (a) and requests a ballot for a party primary election is 
also considered to have requested a ballot for any resulting runoff 
election and the general election for state and county officers 
held in the same year.
	(c)  A voter who completes an application sent under 
Subsection (a) and requests a ballot for a runoff primary election 
is also considered to have requested a ballot for the general 
election for state and county officers held in the same year.
	(d)  The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of an 
application sent under this section and adopt any other procedures 
necessary to implement this section.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.