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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the offense of paying or receiving certain forms of |
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compensation for facilitating the registration of voters; |
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providing criminal penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 13.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.008. PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION FOR |
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REGISTERING VOTERS PROHIBITED. (a) A person commits an offense if |
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the person: |
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(1) compensates another person based on the number of |
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voter registrations that the other person successfully |
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facilitates; |
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(2) presents another person with a quota of voter |
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registrations to facilitate as a condition of payment or |
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employment; |
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(3) engages in another practice that causes another |
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person's compensation from or employment status with the person to |
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be dependent on the number of voter registrations that the other |
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person facilitates; or |
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(4) accepts compensation for an activity described by |
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Subdivision (1), (2), or (3). |
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(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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(c) An officer, director, or other agent of an entity that |
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commits an offense under this section is punishable for the |
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offense. |
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SECTION 2. Section 13.036(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) An appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar is |
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terminated on: |
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(1) the expiration of the volunteer deputy's term of |
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appointment; or |
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(2) the final conviction of the volunteer deputy for |
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an offense prescribed by Section 13.008 or 13.043. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |