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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain overseas voters to receive a |
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full ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 101.001, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.001. ELIGIBILITY. (a) A person is eligible for |
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early voting by mail as provided by this chapter if: |
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(1) the person is qualified to vote in this state or, |
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if not registered to vote in this state, would be qualified if |
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registered; and |
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(2) the person is: |
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(A) a member of the armed forces of the United |
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States, or the spouse or a dependent of a member; |
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(B) a member of the merchant marine of the United |
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States, or the spouse or a dependent of a member; or |
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(C) domiciled in this state but temporarily |
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living outside the territorial limits of the United States and the |
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District of Columbia. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and Chapter 114, a |
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person who indicates on a federal postcard application that the |
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person is a United States citizen residing outside the United |
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States indefinitely is entitled to vote a full ballot as provided by |
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this chapter if the person is otherwise eligible to vote under this |
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chapter and is a registered voter at the address contained on the |
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application. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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federal postcard application that requests a ballot for an election |
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that is held on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |