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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of home address information of |
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certain judges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 13.0021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.0021. ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION FROM |
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CERTAIN JUDGES. (a) In this section, "judge" means a judge or |
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justice of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court |
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of appeals, a district court, a criminal district court, a |
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constitutional county court, a statutory county court, a justice |
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court, or a municipal court in this state. |
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(b) If the registration applicant is a judge who seeks to |
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have the applicant's residence address omitted from the |
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registration list, the applicant shall include with the application |
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an affidavit stating that the applicant is a judge. |
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SECTION 2. Section 13.004, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (c) and (d) and adding Subsection (c-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The following information furnished on a registration |
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application is confidential and does not constitute public |
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information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code: |
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(1) a [A] social security number; |
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(2) a [,] Texas driver's license number; |
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(3) a [,] number of a personal identification card |
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issued by the Department of Public Safety; |
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(4) [, or] an indication that an applicant is |
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interested in working as an election judge; or |
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(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the |
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applicant is a judge, as defined by Section 13.0021(a), and |
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included an affidavit with the registration application under |
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Section 13.0021 or the registrar has received an affidavit |
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submitted under Section 15.0215 [furnished on a registration
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application is confidential and does not constitute public
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information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code]. |
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(c-1) The registrar shall ensure that the information |
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listed in Subsection (c) [a social security number, Texas driver's
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license number, number of a personal identification card issued by
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the Department of Public Safety, or an indication that an applicant
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is interested in working as an election judge] is excluded from |
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disclosure. |
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(d) The voter registrar or other county official who has |
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access to the information furnished on a registration application |
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may not post the following information on a website: |
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(1) a telephone number; |
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(2) a social security number; |
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(3) a driver's license number or a number of a personal |
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identification card; [or] |
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(4) a date of birth; or |
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(5) the residence address of a voter who is a judge, as |
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defined by Section 13.0021(a), if the voter included an affidavit |
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with the application under Section 13.0021 or the registrar has |
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received an affidavit submitted under Section 15.0215. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 15, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 15.0215 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 15.0215. NOTICE OF JUDGE STATUS. (a) In this section, |
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"judge" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.0021(a). |
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(b) A judge who is registered to vote may at any time submit |
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to the registrar of the county in which the judge resides an |
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affidavit stating that the voter is a judge. |
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SECTION 4. Section 15.081, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the suspense list may |
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not contain the residence address of a voter who is a judge if the |
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voter included an affidavit with the voter's registration |
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application under Section 13.0021 or the registrar received an |
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affidavit submitted under Section 15.0215 before the list was |
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prepared. In this subsection, "judge" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 13.0021(a). |
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SECTION 5. Section 18.005, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Each original and supplemental list of registered |
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voters must: |
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(1) contain the voter's name, [residence address,] |
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date of birth, and registration number as provided by the statewide |
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computerized voter registration list; |
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(2) contain the voter's residence address, except as |
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provided by Subsections (b) and (c); |
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(3) be arranged alphabetically by voter name; and |
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(4) [(3)] contain the notation required by Section |
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15.111[; and
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[(4) until Section 13.122(d) expires, identify each
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voter registered by mail for the first time who failed to provide a
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copy of a document described by Section 63.0101 establishing the
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voter's identity at the time of registration]. |
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(c) The original or supplemental list of registered voters |
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may not contain the residence address of a voter who is a judge if |
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the voter included an affidavit with the voter's registration |
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application under Section 13.0021 or the registrar received an |
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affidavit submitted under Section 15.0215 before the list was |
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prepared. In this subsection, "judge" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 13.0021(a). |
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SECTION 6. Section 18.066(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Information furnished under this section may not |
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include: |
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(1) a voter's social security number; or |
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(2) the residence address of a voter who is a judge, as |
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defined by Section 13.0021(a), if the voter included an affidavit |
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with the voter's registration application under Section 13.0021 or |
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the applicable registrar has received an affidavit submitted under |
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Section 15.0215. |
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SECTION 7. Section 63.0011(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Before a voter may be accepted for voting, an election |
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officer shall ask the voter if the voter's residence address on the |
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precinct list of registered voters is current and whether the voter |
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has changed residence within the county. If the voter's address is |
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omitted from the precinct list under Section 18.005(c), the officer |
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shall ask the voter if the voter's residence as listed on the |
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voter's voter registration certificate is current and whether the |
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voter has changed residence within the county. |
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SECTION 8. Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to: |
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(1) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure; |
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(2) a county jailer as defined by Section 1701.001, |
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Occupations Code; |
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(3) an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice; |
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(4) a commissioned security officer as defined by |
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Section 1702.002, Occupations Code; [and] |
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(5) a victim of family violence as defined by Section |
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71.004, Family Code, if as a result of the act of family violence |
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against the victim, the actor is convicted of a felony or a Class A |
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misdemeanor; and |
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(6) a judge as defined by Section 13.0021(a), Election |
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Code. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |