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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deadline by which provisional ballots must be |
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processed for certain elections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 65.051, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), in the general |
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election for state and county officers held in a county with a |
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population of more than 500,000, the early voting ballot board |
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shall verify and count provisional ballots as provided by this |
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subchapter not later than the 13th day after the date of the |
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election. |
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SECTION 2. Section 65.052, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 65.052. DUTY OF VOTER REGISTRAR. The secretary of |
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state shall prescribe procedures by which the voter registrar of |
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the county in which a provisional ballot is cast shall provide |
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assistance to the early voting ballot board in executing its |
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authority under this subchapter. In an election described by |
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Section 65.051(a-1), the procedures must allow for seven calendar |
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days for the voter registrar to review a provisional voter's |
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eligibility. |
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SECTION 3. Section 67.003, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), each local |
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canvassing authority shall convene to conduct the local canvass at |
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the time set by the canvassing authority's presiding officer not |
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earlier than the eighth day or later than the 11th day after |
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election day. |
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(c) In an election described by Section 65.051(a-1), the |
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time for the local canvass may be set not later than the 14th day |
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after election day. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |