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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information regarding deceased registered voters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.001, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The secretary of state shall quarterly obtain from the |
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United States Social Security Administration available information |
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specified by the secretary relating to deceased residents of the |
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state and compare the information received to the statewide |
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computerized voter registration list. If the secretary determines |
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that a voter on the registration list is deceased, the secretary |
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shall send notice of the determination to the voter registrar of the |
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counties considered appropriate by the secretary. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 16.031, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The registrar shall cancel a voter's registration |
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immediately if the registrar: |
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(1) determines from information received under |
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Section 16.001(c) that the voter is deceased; |
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(2) has personal knowledge that the voter is deceased; |
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[or] |
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(3) receives from a person related within the second |
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degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter |
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573, Government Code, to the voter a sworn statement by that person |
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indicating that the voter is deceased; or |
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(4) receives notice from the secretary of state under |
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Section 16.001(d) that the voter is deceased. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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