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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of the home address information of |
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the spouses of certain federal judges and certain state judges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 13.0021, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If the registration applicant is a federal judge, a [or] |
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state judge, or the spouse of a state judge or a federal judge who |
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seeks to have the applicant's residence address omitted from the |
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registration list, the applicant shall include with the application |
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an affidavit stating that the applicant is a federal judge or state |
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judge or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge. |
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SECTION 2. Subsections (c) and (d), Section 13.004, |
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Election Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The following information furnished on a registration |
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application is confidential and does not constitute public |
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information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code: |
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(1) a social security number; |
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(2) a Texas driver's license number; |
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(3) a number of a personal identification card issued |
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by the Department of Public Safety; |
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(4) an indication that an applicant is interested in |
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working as an election judge; or |
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(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the |
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applicant is a federal judge or state judge, as defined by Section |
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13.0021, or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, and |
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included an affidavit with the registration application under |
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Section 13.0021 or the registrar has received an affidavit |
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submitted under Section 15.0215. |
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(d) The voter registrar or other county official who has |
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access to the information furnished on a registration application |
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may not post the following information on a website: |
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(1) a telephone number; |
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(2) a social security number; |
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(3) a driver's license number or a number of a personal |
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identification card; |
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(4) a date of birth; or |
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(5) the residence address of a voter who is a federal |
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judge or state judge, as defined by Section 13.0021, or the spouse |
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of a federal judge or state judge, if the voter included an |
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affidavit with the application under Section 13.0021 or the |
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registrar has received an affidavit submitted under Section |
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15.0215. |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (b), Section 15.0215, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A federal judge, a [or] state judge, or the spouse of a |
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federal judge or state judge who is registered to vote may at any |
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time submit to the registrar of the county in which the judge |
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resides an affidavit stating that the voter is a federal judge or |
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state judge or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge. |
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SECTION 4. Subsection (d), Section 15.081, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the suspense list may |
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not contain the residence address of a voter who is a federal judge, |
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a [or] state judge, or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, |
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if the voter included an affidavit with the voter's registration |
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application under Section 13.0021 or the registrar received an |
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affidavit submitted under Section 15.0215 before the list was |
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prepared. In this subsection, "federal judge" and "state judge" |
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have the meanings assigned by Section 13.0021. |
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SECTION 5. Subsection (c), Section 18.005, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The original or supplemental list of registered voters |
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may not contain the residence address of a voter who is a federal |
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judge, a [or] state judge, or the spouse of a federal judge or state |
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judge, if the voter included an affidavit with the voter's |
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registration application under Section 13.0021 or the registrar |
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received an affidavit submitted under Section 15.0215 before the |
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list was prepared. In this subsection, "federal judge" and "state |
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judge" have the meanings assigned by Section 13.0021. |
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SECTION 6. Subsection (b), Section 18.066, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Information furnished under this section may not |
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include: |
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(1) a voter's social security number; or |
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(2) the residence address of a voter who is a federal |
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judge or state judge, as defined by Section 13.0021, or the spouse |
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of a federal judge or state judge, if the voter included an |
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affidavit with the voter's registration application under Section |
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13.0021 or the applicable registrar has received an affidavit |
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submitted under Section 15.0215. |
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SECTION 7. Subsection (a), Section 25.025, Tax Code, as |
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amended by Chapters 594 (H.B. 41), 621 (H.B. 455), and 851 (H.B. |
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1141), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is |
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reenacted and amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to: |
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(1) a current or former peace officer as defined by |
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Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(2) a county jailer as defined by Section 1701.001, |
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Occupations Code; |
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(3) an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice; |
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(4) a commissioned security officer as defined by |
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Section 1702.002, Occupations Code; |
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(5) a victim of family violence as defined by Section |
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71.004, Family Code, if as a result of the act of family violence |
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against the victim, the actor is convicted of a felony or a Class A |
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misdemeanor; [and] |
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(6) a federal judge, a [or] state judge, or the spouse |
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of a federal judge or state judge; |
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(7) [(6)] a current or former employee of a district |
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attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal |
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attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child |
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protective services matters; and |
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(8) [(6)] an officer or employee of a community |
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supervision and corrections department established under Chapter |
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76, Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section |
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76.004(b) of that code. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 281 passed the Senate on |
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April 21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 281 passed the House on |
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May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |