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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 the general |
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election for state and county officers, including an election held |
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in conjunction with that election, if the voter's residence has |
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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 Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) In the general election for state and county officers, |
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including an election held in conjunction with that election, if |
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the voter's residence address is not current because the voter has |
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changed residence within the county, the voter may vote, if |
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otherwise eligible, in the election precinct in which the voter is |
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registered if the voter resides in one or more of the political |
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subdivisions participating in the election at that precinct. A |
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voter eligible under this subsection shall receive a ballot that |
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includes all candidates and measures that are included in the |
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election at that precinct, notwithstanding 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, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |