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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for accepting a provisional ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 63.011(d), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) An election officer shall: |
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(1) enter "provisional vote" on the poll list beside |
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the name of each voter who is accepted for voting under this |
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section; and |
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(2) inform the voter of the requirements of Section |
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65.0541. |
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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: |
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(1) the board determines that, from the information in |
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the affidavit or contained in public records, the person is |
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eligible to vote in the election and has not previously voted in |
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that election; and |
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(2) the voter meets the identification requirements of |
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Chapter 63 in the period prescribed under Section 65.0541. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 65, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 65.0541 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 65.0541. PRESENTATION OF IDENTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN |
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PROVISIONAL BALLOTS. (a) A voter who is accepted for provisional |
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voting under Section 63.011 because the voter does not meet the |
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identification requirements of Chapter 63 may, not later than the |
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10th business day after the date of the election, present proof of |
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identification to the voter registrar for examination by the early |
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voting ballot board. |
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(b) Any interested person may present the proof of |
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identification in the manner described by Subsection (a) on behalf |
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of a voter who is accepted for provisional voting under Section |
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63.011. |
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(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures as |
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necessary to implement this section. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |