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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the voter registration of certain persons disqualified |
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from jury service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 62, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 62.0142 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.0142. NOTICE ON WRITTEN SUMMONS. If a written |
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summons for jury duty allows a person to claim a disqualification or |
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exemption by signing a statement and returning it to the clerk of |
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the court, the form must notify the person that by claiming a |
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disqualification or exemption based on the lack of citizenship or |
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lack of residence in the county the person might no longer be |
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eligible to vote in the county. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 62.114 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.114. COMPILATION OF LIST OF NONRESIDENTS. (a) The |
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clerk of the court shall maintain a list containing the name and |
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address of each person who is excused or disqualified under this |
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subchapter from jury service because the person is not a resident of |
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the county. |
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(b) On the third business day of each month, the clerk shall |
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send to the voter registrar of the county a copy of the list of |
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persons excused or disqualified in the previous month because the |
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persons do not reside in the county. |
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(c) A list compiled under this section may not be used for a |
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purpose other than a purpose described by Subsection (b) or Section |
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15.081, Election Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 15.081(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The registrar shall maintain a suspense list containing |
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the name of each voter: |
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(1) who fails to submit a response to the registrar in |
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accordance with Section 15.053; |
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(2) [or] whose renewal certificate is returned to the |
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registrar in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 14; or |
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(3) who appears on the list of nonresidents of the |
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county provided to the registrar under Section 62.114, Government |
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Code. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |