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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a voter who is on the suspense list of voters |
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to cast a provisional ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.112, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 15.112. AUTHORIZATION TO VOTE ON STATEMENT. In an |
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election held on or after the date the voter's name is entered on |
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the suspense list and before November 30 following the second |
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general election for state and county officers that occurs after |
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the beginning of the period, a voter whose name appears on a |
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precinct list of registered voters with the notation "S", or a |
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similar notation, may vote only as a provisional vote under Section |
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63.011 in the election precinct in which the list is used if the |
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voter satisfies the residence requirements prescribed by Section |
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63.0011 and submits a statement of residence in accordance with |
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that section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 63.011, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) A person whose name appears on a precinct list of |
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registered voters with the notation "S" or a similar notation may |
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only cast a ballot as a provisional vote in the manner required by |
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this section. |
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SECTION 3. Section 65.054, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) In addition to the other requirements of this section, a |
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provisional ballot cast by a person described by Section 63.011(f) |
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may not be accepted unless the voter has executed and submitted a |
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statement of residence in accordance with Section 63.0011. |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies only to an election ordered on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |