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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 voter to vote in a joint election |
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if the voter's residence has changed. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 63.0011, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Section (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) In a joint election held in accordance with Chapter |
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271, if the voter's residence address is not current because the |
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voter has changed residence within the county, the voter may vote, |
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if otherwise eligible, in the election precinct in which the voter |
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is registered if the voter resides in one or more of the political |
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subdivisions participating in the joint election at that precinct. |
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A voter eligible under this subsection shall receive a joint |
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election ballot that includes all candidates and measures that are |
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included in the joint election at that precinct, notwithstanding |
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Section 11.001(a)(2). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an election ordered on or after September 1, 2007. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |