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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for certain forms provided by a voter |
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registrar. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.040, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsections (b) and (e) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a-1) A form for a receipt prescribed by this section must |
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be provided to a volunteer deputy registrar in all languages in |
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which ballots in the county are required to be printed under Chapter |
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272. |
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(b) The receipt must contain: |
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(1) the name of the applicant and, if applicable, the |
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name of the applicant's agent; [and] |
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(2) the date the completed application is submitted to |
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the volunteer deputy; and |
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(3) the printed name of the volunteer deputy. |
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(e) The secretary of state shall develop procedures to |
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ensure compliance with [may prescribe a procedure that is an
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alternative to the procedure prescribed by] this section [that will
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ensure the accountability of the registration applications]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 272.011(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The secretary of state shall prepare the translation for |
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election materials required to be provided in a language other than |
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English or Spanish for the following state prescribed voter forms: |
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(1) voter registration application form required by |
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Section 13.002; |
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(2) the registration application receipt required by |
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Section 13.040; |
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(3) [(2)] the confirmation form required by Section |
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15.051; |
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(4) [(3)] the voting instruction poster required by |
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Section 62.011; |
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(5) [(4)] the statement of residence form required by |
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Section 63.0011; |
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(6) [(5)] the provisional ballot affidavit required |
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by Section 63.011; |
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(7) [(6)] the application for a ballot by mail |
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required by Section 84.011; |
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(8) [(7)] the carrier envelope and voting |
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instructions required by Section 86.013; and |
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(9) [(8)] any other voter forms that the secretary of |
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state identifies as frequently used and for which state resources |
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are otherwise available. |
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SECTION 3. Section 272.007(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the |
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secretary of state shall prepare the Spanish translation for the |
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bilingual election materials required by Sections 272.005 and |
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272.006 and the registration application receipt required by |
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Section 13.040. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a receipt issued for a voter registration application submitted on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. A receipt issued for a |
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voter registration application submitted before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the receipt was |
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issued, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |