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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of a registered sex offender to vote. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.002, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.002. QUALIFIED VOTER. In this code, "qualified |
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voter" means a person who: |
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(1) is 18 years of age or older; |
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(2) is a United States citizen; |
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(3) has not been determined mentally incompetent by a |
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final judgment of a court; |
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(4) has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if |
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so convicted, has: |
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(A) fully discharged: |
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(i) the person's sentence, including any |
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term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a |
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period of probation ordered by any court; and |
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(ii) the applicable sex offender |
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registration period, if the person was required to register as a sex |
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offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, on |
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conviction of the felony; or |
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(B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the |
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resulting disability to vote; |
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(5) is a resident of this state; and |
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(6) is a registered voter. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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person subject to Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, for an |
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offense committed before, on, or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |