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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an electronic means for voters to determine the status |
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of ballots submitted by mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 86.011, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) This subsection applies only to an election held in a |
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county with a population of 20,000 or more in which a federal office |
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appears on the ballot. The early voting clerk shall make the unique |
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identification number described by Section 86.013(h) available on |
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the county's website and indicate whether the return of the |
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official carrier envelope associated with the number is timely. |
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SECTION 2. Section 86.013, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) This subsection applies only to an election held in a |
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county with a population of 20,000 or more in which a federal office |
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appears on the ballot. The secretary of state by rule shall require |
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that a detachable receipt be attached to the official carrier |
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envelope and a unique identification number be printed on the |
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receipt and the reverse side of the envelope. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 86.011(e) and 86.013(h), Election Code, |
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as added by this Act, apply only to an election ordered on or after |
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September 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |