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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the offense of illegal voting by a person who is not a |
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United States citizen. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 64, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 64.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 64.013. ILLEGAL VOTING BY PERSON WHO IS NOT UNITED |
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STATES CITIZEN. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is |
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not a citizen of the United States and the person votes or attempts |
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to vote in an election in this state. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second |
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degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt. In that case, |
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the offense is a state jail felony. |
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(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for an |
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offense under this section that the person believed in good faith |
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that the person was a citizen of the United States. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |