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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to provisional voting by a person who applied for an early |
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voting ballot by mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 63.011, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a-1) A person to whom the early voting clerk was required |
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to provide an early voting ballot by mail under Section 86.001 and |
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who did not vote early by mail may cast a provisional ballot on |
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election day if the person executes an affidavit stating that the |
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person: |
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(1) is a registered voter in the precinct in which the |
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person seeks to vote; and |
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(2) did not vote early by mail. |
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(b) A form for an affidavit required by this section [the
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affidavit] shall be printed on an envelope in which the provisional |
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ballot voted by the person may be placed and must include a space |
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for entering the identification number of the provisional ballot |
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voted by the person. The affidavit form may include space for |
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disclosure of any necessary information to enable the person to |
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register to vote under Chapter 13. The secretary of state shall |
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prescribe the form of the affidavit under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 65.054(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A provisional ballot may be accepted only if the board |
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determines that, from the information in the affidavit or contained |
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in public records, the person is eligible to vote in the election |
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and has not previously voted in that election. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an election ordered on or after September 1, 2007. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |