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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the correction of voter registration records following |
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a change of address submitted to the United States Postal Service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.022, Election Code, as amended by |
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Chapters 123 (S.B. 14) and 1002 (H.B. 2194), Acts of the 82nd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, is reenacted and amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 15.022. CORRECTION OF REGISTRATION RECORDS. (a) The |
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registrar shall make the appropriate corrections in the |
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registration records, including, if necessary, deleting a voter's |
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name from the suspense list: |
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(1) after receipt of a notice of a change in |
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registration information under Section 15.021; |
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(2) after receipt of a voter's reply to a notice of |
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investigation given under Section 16.033; |
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(3) after receipt of any affidavits executed under |
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Section 63.006, following an election; |
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(4) after receipt of a voter's statement of residence |
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executed under Section 63.0011; |
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(5) before the effective date of the abolishment of a |
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county election precinct or a change in its boundary; |
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(6) after receipt of any United States Postal Service |
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information indicating an address change or reclassification; |
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(7) after receipt of a voter's response under Section |
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15.053; or |
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(8) after receipt of a registration application or |
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change of address under Chapter 20. |
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(b) At least monthly, the registrar shall request from the |
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United States Postal Service any available information indicating |
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address reclassifications affecting the registered voters of the |
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county and any information relating to changes of address submitted |
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by persons in the county to the United States Postal Service that |
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may be provided to the registrar under federal law. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 15, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 15.029 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 15.029. TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION. The secretary of |
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state shall prescribe procedures to provide for the registrar to |
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transfer the registration of a voter from one county to another on |
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notification described by Section 15.022 that the voter's residence |
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has moved to the other county. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |