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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the distribution of voter registration applications by |
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volunteer deputy registrars; creating an offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.038, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.038. POWERS GENERALLY; OFFENSE. (a) A volunteer |
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deputy registrar may distribute voter registration application |
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forms throughout the county and receive registration applications |
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submitted to the deputy in person. |
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(b) A volunteer deputy registrar commits an offense if the |
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volunteer deputy distributes a voter registration application form |
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to a person the volunteer deputy knows is ineligible to register to |
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vote under Section 13.001. An offense under this subsection is a |
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state jail felony. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |